因為2/7of the students at a school are boys所以5/7 of the students at a school are grils.
Let y be the students are there in the school.
y x (1- 2/7) = 40
y x 5/7 = 40
5y = 280
y = 56
∴There are 56 students in the school.
let x be the total number of students in the school.
(2/7)x=x-40
(2/7)x*7=x*7-40*7
2x=7x-280
280=7x-2x
280=5x
x=56
the total number of students in the school=56.