Question

In a school, all students study one language, French or Spanish. The ratio of girls to boys in Year 11 is 4:3 3⁄4 of the boys study French There are 168 students in Year 11. How many of the boys study Spanish?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the number of boys be 4x and girls be 3x

Given

3x−12

4x+20

=

1

2

4x+20=6x−24

2x=44

x=22

So number of boys =88

Number of girls =66