The student population of a school consists of 300 girls and 500 boys. if 53% of the girls play a sport, and 39% of the boys play a sport, who plays more. sports

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Number of girls in the school = 300

Percentage of girls playing a sport in the school = 53%

Number of girls playing a spot in the school = (53/100) * 300

= 53 * 3

= 159

So 159 girls in the school play a sport.

Number of boys in the school = 500

Percentage of boys playing a sport in the school = 39%

Number of boys playing a sport in the school = (39/100) * 500

= 39 * 5

= 195

So 195 boys in the school play a sport

Now it can be conclusively said that the number of boys playing a sport is more than the number of girls playing a sport in the school.