There are 120 students in a class in which 20 of them are girls and rest are boys. The average marks in mathematics of the boys is 65% and that of is 80%, find the average marks of the class

Number of girls = 20
Number of boys =120-20=100
The average marks of boys =65%
total marks of boys number of boys = 65total marks of boys100=65Total marks of boys = 6500 ..(1)
Average marks of girls =80%
total marks of girls number of girls=80total marks of girls20=80Total marks of girls = 1600..(2)
From (1) and (2)
Total marks of class = 6500+1600=8100
Average =8100/120=67.5%

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