Question

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

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no of boys =7x

and the no of girls=5x

according to condition

7x=5x+8

2x=8

x=4

so no of boys=28

so no of girls=20

total no of students =48