Question
Class 5 Gentleness and 5 Goodness had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of boys in 5 Gentleness to the number of boys in 5 Goodness was 7 : 15. The ratio of the number of girls in 5 Gentleness to the number of girls in 5 Goodness was 5 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 5 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 39 fewer girls than boys in Class 5 Goodness, how many pupils were there each class?
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Class 5 Gentleness and 5 Goodness had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of boys in 5 Gentleness to the number of boys in 5 Goodness was 7 : 15. The ratio of the number of girls in 5 Gentleness to the number of girls in 5 Goodness was 5 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 5 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 39 fewer girls than boys in Class 5 Goodness, how many pupils were there each class?