Question

in a class of 30 students, the number of girls is one-fifth the number of boys. determine the number of boys in the class​

Answer 1

Answer:

1/5 *30

=6:girls no.

30-6

= 24

No. of boys is 24

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

No os student= 30

Let no of boys be x

Then no if girls = 1/5 of x = x/5

Hence

x+x/5 = 30

(5x+x)/5 = 30

6x/5 = 30

6x = 30 × 5

6x=150

x=150/6

x=25

Thus no of boys = 25