Question

The number ofboys and girls in a class are in the ratio 7:5. The number ofboys is 8 more than the number ofgirls. What is the total class strength?​

Answer 1

Answer:

48

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of boys = Number of girls +8

⇒7x=5x+8

⇒7x−5x=8 [Transposing 5x to LHS]

⇒2x=8

⇒x= 8/2

=4

no of boys = 7×4= 28

no of girls = 5×4= 20

...

28 +20

=48

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