PSLE Students in a school are put into two groups for an excursion.
14 of the students are in Group A and the rest in Group B.
25 of the students in Group A are boys. In the school,
710 of the students are boys. What fraction of the students in Group B are boys?
Group A |
Group B |
Total |
1x5 |
3x5 |
4x5 |
|
|
10x2 |
5 u |
15 u |
20 u |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
2 |
3 |
|
|
7x2 |
3x2 |
2 u |
3 u |
12 u |
3 u |
14 u |
6 u |
The total number of students is repeated.
Make the total number of students the same.
LCM of 4 and 10 is 20.
Number of boys in Group B
= 14 u - 2 u
= 12 u
Fraction of the students in Group B that are boys
=
1215=
45Answer(s):
45