Question

The boys and the girls in a school are in the ratio 6 : 5. If total strength of the school
be 880, find the number of boys and girls.​

Answer 1

let it be 6x and 5x then 6x+5x=880...11x=880....x=880/11...x=80 boys =6x=6×80=480 and 5x=5×80=400

Answer 2

Question:-

The boys and the girls in a school are in the ratio 6:5. If total strength of the school be 880. Find the number of boys and girls

Solution:-

Given, the boys and the girls in a school are in the ratio 6:5. If total strength of the school be 880, if the total strength is 880

B:G = 6:5

Sum of their ratio = 6 + 5 = 11

Hence the number of boys and girls :-

$\sf{\implies 880\:\times\:\dfrac{6}{11}=480}$

$\bf{\underline{Hence\:the\:number\:of\:boys\:is\:480}}$

$\sf{\implies 880\:\times\:\dfrac{5}{11}=400}$

$\bf{\underline{Hence\:the\:number\:of\:girls\:is\:400}}$