Question

A sport club has 520 members. The ratio of male to female members is 6:7.. How many members are male and how many are female ?

Answer 1

let the no. of males n females be x

so, males are 6x and females are 7x

By condition--

6x+7x=520

or,13x=520

Therefore, x=40

so,males are 6×40=240 and females are 7×40=280.

Answer 2

Answer:.  

Let the no. of male and female be 6x and 7x

Step-by-step solution:

6x +7x = 520

13x = 520

x =520/13

x= 40

Substitute the values of x in 6x and 7x u will get ur ans.