Question

in a school the ratio of boys and girls in 5:4 if the total number of students in the school is 540 find the number of boys and girls in the school
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Answer 1

Answer:

300 boys and 240 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio of boys and girls is 5:4

Let the number of boys be 5x and the number of girls be 4x

Total number of students = 540

5x + 4x = 540

9x = 540

x = 60

Number of boys = 5x = 5*60 = 300

Number of girls = 4x = 4*60 = 240

Answer 2

Answer:

boys=300

girls=240

Step-by-step explanation:

5X+4X=540

9X=540

X=540/9

X=60

boys=60×5=300

girls=60×4=240