Question

in a class of 40 students the number of girls please three-fifth of the number of boys find the number of girls and boys in the class

Answer 1

no of girls= 3/5of boys so
40*3/5
it is 24

Answer 2

let the number of boys=x
girls=3/5x
total students =40
x+3/5x=40
5x+3x=40×5
8x=200
×=25
boys=25
girls=3/5×25=15
i hope it helps..