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Example 2 Out of 25 children in a class, 15 are girls. What is the percentage of girls? Total number of children = 25 Number of girls = 15 Percentage of girls = (𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔)/(𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏) × 100% = 15/25 × 100% = 𝟑/𝟓 × 100% = 3 × 20% = 60%