Question

In a class the number of boys is 3/2 times the number of girls. If there are 55 students in the class and keeping in mind the gender equality school authorities decided to distribute equal number of toffees to the boys and girls. If a total of 66 toffees were distributed among all boys and 66 among all girls, how many toffees did each boy and each girl receive?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of boys and girls in class is 55/5 =11

Boys = 11×3 = 33

Girls = 11×2 = 22

Number of toffees boys will get =66/33=2 each

Number of toffees girls will get= 66/22=3 each

Answer 2

Answer:

let the number of girls in the class be x

then number of boys = 3x/2

TOTAL number of students =55

total number of students - number of girls = number of boys

so

55 - x = 3x/2

110-2x=3x

110= 5x

x= 110/5=22

so number of girls =22

number of boys = (3×22)/2=33

toffee each girl will receive = 66/22=3

toffee each boy will receive =33/2=2