Question

in a class the number of boys is more than the number of girls 12% find ratio of number of boys to the number of girls​

Answer 1

Answer:

14:11

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of girls in the class be x.

Let the number of boys be y.

We need to find y/x.

So, no. of boys y= x + 0.12(x+y) = 1.12x + 0.12y

Ratio=( 1.12x + 0.12y)/ x

y/x = 1.12 + 0.12y/x

0.88y/x = 1.12

y/x = 14:11