There were initially $48$ boys and $2$ girls in a basketball team. After a sports fair, $x$ bo

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There were initially $48$ boys and $2$ girls in a basketball team. After a sports fair, $x$ boys and $2x$ girls joined the team. Given that the probability of selecting a boy at random from the team is now $\frac{2}{5}$, find the number of girls that joined the team.

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$280$ girls

Probability: Selecting a Student from a Team

Probability: Selecting a Student from a Team

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