Question

the number of boy to girl in school was in the ratio of 7: 8 if there were 1000 girls, what is the total strength of the school?


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Answer 1

Answer:

7/8=x/1000 =875 that is no of boys so total 1875

Answer 2

Answer:

boy :girl=7:8

boy/girl=7/8

but given,girl =1000 so

let boy be x

7/8=X/1000

x=1000*7/8

so, x =875

so total strength=1000+875

and=1875