Last year at a certain high school, there were 50 boys on the honor roll and 100 girls on the honor roll. This year, the number of boys on the honor roll decreased by 8% and the number of girls on the honor roll decreased by 15%. By what percentage did the total number of students on the honor roll decrease? Round your answer to the nearest tenth (if necessary). Answer: Submit Answer

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Last year at a certain high school, there were 50 boys on the honor roll and 100 girls
on the honor roll. This year, the number of boys on the honor roll decreased by 8%
and the number of girls on the honor roll decreased by 15%. By what percentage did
the total number of students on the honor roll decrease? Round your answer to the
nearest tenth (if necessary).
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