Question

the boys and girls in a school are in the ratio 9:5. If the total strength of the school is 448, find the number of girls?




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Answer 1

Answer:

let the no. of boys and girls be 9x and 5x respectively.

according to question

9x+5x=448

14x=448

x=32

no.of girls =5×32=160

Answer 2

Answer:

let no of boys =9x

no. of girls= 5x

9x+5x = 448

14x= 448

x=448/14 = 32

no. of girls= 5*32 = 160