PSLE Students in a school are put into two groups for an excursion.
38 of the students are in Group A and the rest in Group B.
49 of the students in Group A are girls. In the school,
23 of the students are girls. What fraction of the students in Group B are girls?
Group A |
Group B |
Total |
3x3 |
5x3 |
8x3 |
|
|
3x8 |
9 u |
15 u |
24 u |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
4 |
5 |
|
|
2x8 |
1x8 |
4 u |
5 u |
12 u |
3 u |
16 u |
8 u |
The total number of students is repeated.
Make the total number of students the same.
LCM of 8 and 3 is 24.
Number of girls in Group B
= 16 u - 4 u
= 12 u
Fraction of the students in Group B that are girls
=
1215=
45Answer(s):
45