Question

in a religious gathering the ratio of number of ladies to that of gents was 3:2when 20more grnts join the ratio was reversed the number of ladies.




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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the number of ladies and gents in the party be 3x and 2x respectively. Then,

2x+20

3x

=

3

2

⇒9x=4x+40⇒5x=40

⇒x=8

∴ Number of ladies in the party =3x=3×8=24