In the school 2/5 of the students are girls
1/5 of the girls were absent so 4/5 of the girls were present.
The total number of girls is 1×80×5/4 = 100
The total number of students is 100×5/2×1= 250
Dana05 answered the question on October 16, 2019 at 11:13
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