Question

There are 440 students at a school.
The number of male students is 40 more than the number of female students.

65% of the male students like art.
85% of the female students like art.

Work out the total number of students at the school who like art.

can someone help?

Answer 1

Answer:

326 students like art

Step-by-step explanation:

400 / 2 = 200

g = 200

b = 200 + 40 = 240

students who like art:

g * .85 = 170 female

b * .65 = 156 male

170 + 156 = 326 total