In a school,the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys is 6:7.If there are 504 girls in the school,find
1-the number of boys in the school.
2-the total number of students in the school.
In a school,the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys is 6:7.If there are 504 girls in the school,find
1-the number of boys in the school.
2-the total number of students in the school.
Answers (1)
Let there be x boys in the school,then the ratio of number of girls in the school to that of boys is 504:x
According to the given question,504:x=6:7
Hence there are 588 boys in the school.
The total number of the students in the school=504+588=1092.