In a class of 42 students, the number of boys is 2/5 of the girls. Find the number of boys and girls in the class.
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In a class of 42 students, the number of boys is of the girls. Find the number of boys and girls in the class.
➣ In a class the number of students = 42 students
➣ The number of boys is of the girls
➣ The number of boys in the class
➣ The number of girls in the class
➪ Let, the number of girls = x
➪ Let, the number of boys = x
⇒ Number of boys + Number of girls = Total number of students in the class
⟼ x + x = 42
⟼ = 42
⟼ = 42
⟼ 7x = 42 × 5
⟼ 7x = 210
⟼ x =
⟼ x = 30
➙ The number of girls in the class = x = 30
➙ The number of boys in the class = x = × 30 = = 12
➦ So, the number of girls in the class is 30 and the number of boys in the class is 12.
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