Math, asked by varun128, 1 year ago

the number of boy to gril in a 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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Answered by smartcow1
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Hey there,

The answer is 1875 girls

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Answered by Krishnakumari461
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Total strength of school is 1875

Goodness1: can u plz explain how to do iy
Goodness1: it
sunnykuamr: let , take no.of girls & boys be 8x & 7x
sunnykuamr: then 8x=1000(total strength of girls)
sunnykuamr: then x=1000/8
sunnykuamr: its 1st eq.
sunnykuamr: then no. of boys be 7x
sunnykuamr: 7 *1000/8. (from 1st eq.)
sunnykuamr: =875
sunnykuamr: then total strengh is 1000+875=1875
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