Girls in Chess Group

The chess group consists of eight boys, representing 40% of all group members. How many girls go to the chess ring?

Final Answer:

d =  12

Step-by-step explanation:


8 = 40/100 · (8+d)

40d = 480


d = 480/40 = 12

d = 12

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