PSLE Pupils in a school are put into two groups for an excursion.
25 of the pupils are in Group A and the rest in Group B.
58 of the pupils in Group A are girls. In the school,
34 of the pupils are girls. What fraction of the pupils in Group B are girls?
Group A |
Group B |
Total |
2x4 |
3x4 |
5x4 |
|
|
4x5 |
8 u |
12 u |
20 u |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
5 |
3 |
|
|
3x5 |
1x5 |
5 u |
3 u |
10 u |
2 u |
15 u |
5 u |
The total number of students is repeated.
Make the total number of students the same.
LCM of 5 and 4 is 20.
Number of girls in Group B
= 15 u - 5 u
= 10 u
Fraction of the pupils in Group B that are girls
=
1012=
56Answer(s):
56