Class 3 Goodness and 3 Joy had the same number of children. The ratio of the number of boys in 3 Goodness to the number of boys in 3 Joy was 7 : 10. The ratio of the number of girls in 3 Goodness to the number of girls in 3 Joy was 2 : 1.
- What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 3 Goodness?
- If there were 21 fewer girls than boys in Class 3 Joy, how many children were there each class?
Class 3 Goodness |
Class 3 Joy |
1x13 = 13 u |
1x13 = 13 u |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
7 |
2x3 |
10 |
1x3 |
7 u |
6 u |
10 u |
3 u |
(a)
Class 3 Goodness
Girls : Boys
7 : 6
(b)
Number of fewer girls than boys in Class 3 Joy
= 10 u - 3 u
= 7 u
7 u = 21
1 u = 21 ÷ 7 = 3
Number of children in each class
= 13 u
= 13 x 3
= 39
Answer(s): (a) 7 : 6; (b) 39