Question

In a class, 24 boys are there and one seventh of total are girls. how many studentsare there in total?

Answer 1

let x=total no. of students.
no.of girls= x-24,where x= no. of boys.
by question,
1/7of x=x-24
=>1/7 ×x=x-24
=>x=7x-168
=>6x=168
=>x=28.ANS.