Question

If the number of boys in a class is 8 times the number of girls, which value can never be the total number of students?

Answer 1

Let the number of girls be = x;.
So the number of boys will = 8xn
Hence the total number of students will be 8x + x =9x
Therfore the total number of students can never be more or less than 9x..
According to the question..

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