the boys and girls in a school are in the ratio 9:5 .if the total strength of the school is 448 ,find the no. of girls
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here's ur answer...
let the no. of boys be 9x and girls be 5x
total strength of the school = 448
therefore 9x + 5x = 448
=> 14x = 448
=> x = 448/14
=> x = 32
hence, no. of boys = 7x
= 7×32
= 224
no. of girls = 5x
= 5×32
= 160
hope this helps..!
here's ur answer...
let the no. of boys be 9x and girls be 5x
total strength of the school = 448
therefore 9x + 5x = 448
=> 14x = 448
=> x = 448/14
=> x = 32
hence, no. of boys = 7x
= 7×32
= 224
no. of girls = 5x
= 5×32
= 160
hope this helps..!
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