Question

The number of bous and girls in a class are in the ratio 7:5 . The number of boys is 8 more than the number of girls .what is the class strength?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no. of boys be: 7x

let the no. of girls be : 5x

no. of boys =no. of girls +8

7x=5x +8

7x-5x=8

2x=8

x= 8/2

x= 4

no. of boys =7(4)=28

no. of girls =5(4)= 20

total strength=28+20= 48

Answer 2

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