Question

In a school 5/8 of the total students are girls If the number of girls is 120 more than that of the boys What is the strength of the school? How many boys are threre?

Answer 1

Answer:

Total 480, boys 180.

Because girls are 5/8 so boys are 3/8. Difference between boys and girls gives 2/8 equal to 120. Hence the solution.

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the total strength = x

no. of girls = 5/8 × X

= 5X/8

no. of boys = 5X/8 - X

= -3X/8

total strength = 5X/8 + (-3X/8)

=