Question

in a school , there are 444 students .the number of girls is 1/5 times the number of boys .find he number of boys and girls

Answer 1

Let the no. Of boys be x
Then no. Of girls is x/5

Now,according to question
x + x/5 = 444
6x/5 =444
x=(444x5) /6
x=370

The no. Of girls is 370/5=74

Answer 2

Your answer :-

$total \: number \: of \: students = 444 \\ \\let \: the \: number \: of \: boys = x \\ \\ number \: of \: girls = \frac{1}{5} x \\ \\ your \: equation \: becomes.... \\ \\ = > x + \frac{1}{5} x =444 \\ \\ = > \frac{5x + 1x}{5} = 444 \\ \\ = > \frac{6x}{5} = 444 \\ \\ = > x = 444 \times \frac{5}{6} \\ \\ = > x = 74 \times 5 \\ \\ = > x = 370 \\ \\ number \: of \: boys = x = 370 \\ \\ number \: of \: girls = \frac{1}{5} \times 370 = 74$

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