Question
Download Solution PDFThe ratio of the number of boys in a school to the total number of boys and girls in that school is 7 ∶ 17. If the number of boys in that school is 1099, then how many girls are there in that school?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
The ratio of the number of boys in a school to the total number of boys and girls in that school is 7 ∶ 17.
The number of boys in that school is 1099,
Calculation:
Let the number of boys be 7x,
So the total number of girls 17x - 7x = 10x
As per the question,
The value of 7x = 1099
The value of 10x is 1099 × 10/7 = 1570
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