Question

The number of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio 7:5. The number of boys is 8 more than the number of girls.
2i)Frame a linear equation for the given example.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let no. of boys = 7x

let no. of girls = 5x

now, no of boys = 7x +8

so the linear equation is 7x+8=0