Question

In a class of 49 students, number of girls is 2/5
of the boys. Find the number of boys in the class​

Answer 1

let number of boys be x

number of girls are 2/5 x

tot number of students = x + 2/5 x

according to question

x + 2/5 x =49

7/5 x = 49

x = 49*5/7

x =35

no. of boys are 35