Question

The no of boys and girls in the class are in ratio 7:5. The number of boys is 8 more than the number of girls. What is the total class strength.​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

48

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of boys be 7x and girls be 5x.

According to the question,

7x = 5x + 8

⇒ 7x – 5x = 8

⇒ 2x = 8

⇒ x = 8/2

⇒ x = 4

Therefore, Number of boys = 7×4 = 28

And, Number of girls = 5×4 = 20

Total number of students = 20+28 = 48