Question
Class 6 Gentleness and 6 Faithfulness had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 6 Gentleness to the number of girls in 6 Faithfulness was 9 : 13. The ratio of the number of boys in 6 Gentleness to the number of boys in 6 Faithfulness was 2 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 6 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 27 fewer boys than girls in Class 6 Faithfulness, how many pupils were there each class?
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Class 6 Gentleness and 6 Faithfulness had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 6 Gentleness to the number of girls in 6 Faithfulness was 9 : 13. The ratio of the number of boys in 6 Gentleness to the number of boys in 6 Faithfulness was 2 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 6 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 27 fewer boys than girls in Class 6 Faithfulness, how many pupils were there each class?