Question

The number of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio 7:5. The number of boy is more than the number of girls What is the total class strength?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the number of boys be 7x and that of girls be 5x. So, total number of children in the class =28+20=48.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sis your question is half in NCERT book given boys are 8 more than girls I am going to give answer according to boys are more than 8 check your book

Step-by-step explanation:

let the common ratio to be x

so,

the boys = 7x

the girls = 5x

according to question,

boys are 8 more than girls,

7x = 5x + 8

7x - 5x =8

2x = 8

x = 8

─

2

x = 4

so,

7 × 4 = 28

5 × 4 =20

now add to know total strength

28 + 20

48

Hence,

Total strength is 48. ANS

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