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-40% of the students in a school are female. If there are 135 students altogether, how many students are female?

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To find the number of female students, we need to multiply the total number of students by the percentage of female students:

40% of 135 = 0.4 x 135 = 54

Therefore, there are 54 female students in the school. If 40% of students are female, then 60% must be male.

Let x be the number of male students. Then we can set up the following equation:

0.4(135) = number of female students
0.6(135) = x

54 = number of female students
81 = x

Therefore, there are 54 female students in the school.

Solve. -40% of the Students in a School Are Female. If