PSLE
The students of a test are divided equally into two groups. In the first group, there are 40 less girls than boys. In the second group, there are 8 more girls than boys. 40% of all the students are girls. How many students are girls?

	First group		Second group		Total
Comparison 1	50%		50%		100%
Comparison 2	Boys (more)	Girls (less)	Boys (less)	Girls (more)
	1 u + 40	1 u	1 u + 16	1 u + 16 + 8
Comparison 3	Total girls		Total boys
	40%		60%		100%

Number of students in the first group and the second group is equal.

Percentage of students who are boys
= 100% - 40%
= 60%

Percentage of more boys than girls
= 60% - 40%
= 20%

Total number of boys 
= 1 u + 40 + 1 u + 16
= 2 u + 56

Total number of girls
= 1 u + 1 u + 16 + 8
= 2 u + 24

Number of boys more than girls
= 56 - 24
= 32

20% of the students = 32

1% of the students = 32 ÷ 20 = 1.6

40% of the students
= 40 x 1.6
= 64

Number of students that are girls = 64

Answer(s): 64