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In class of 40 pupils, the no of girls is three-fifths of the number of boys. Find the no. of boys

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Answered by dashrath2
2
40 ×3
5=8×3=24 is ans
Answered by hdewangan
6
Let the number of boys be x.
So number of girls will be 3/5x.

As per given condition:-
x + 3/5x = 40
Take LCM
5x/5 + 3x/5 = 40
8x/5 = 40
8x = 40×5
8x = 200
x = 200/8
x = 25

So, Number of boys = 25

Hope it helps.
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