Question

In a class of 48 student,the number of boys is three-fifths of the number of girls . find the number of boys.

Answer 1

Answer:

let the number of girls is x

so the number of boys is 3x/5

then,

x+3x/5=48

=> (5x+3x)=48×5

=>. 8x=48×5

=> x=48×5/8=6×5=30

so the number of girls are 30

number of boys are 48-30=18