Correct Answer: Option C
The ratio of the number if boys and girls in a school is 3:2 <pre> To change a ratio to two fractions, put each number, 3 and 2, over the sum of the two numbers 3+2, or 5. So the two fractions are {{{3/5}}} and {{{2/5}}}.
That means {{{3/5}}}ths of the students are boys and {{{2/5}}}ths of the students are girls.
Change those to percents:
{{{3/5=60/100="60%"}}}, {{{2/5=40/100="40%"}}}
So 60% of the students are boys and 40% of the students are girls. </pre> 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders <pre> That means 20% of 60% are boy scholarship holders and 25% of 40% are girl scholarship holders.
Therefore:
20% of 60% = (0.20)(0.60) = 0.12 = 12% of the students are boy scholarship holders,
and
25% of 40% = (0.25)(0.40) = 0.10 = 10% of the students are girl scholarship holders.
That me
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