Question
Class 3 Gentleness and 3 Patience had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 3 Gentleness to the number of girls in 3 Patience was 1 : 5. The ratio of the number of boys in 3 Gentleness to the number of boys in 3 Patience was 3 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 3 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 21 fewer boys than girls in Class 3 Patience, how many pupils were there each class?
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Class 3 Gentleness and 3 Patience had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 3 Gentleness to the number of girls in 3 Patience was 1 : 5. The ratio of the number of boys in 3 Gentleness to the number of boys in 3 Patience was 3 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 3 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 21 fewer boys than girls in Class 3 Patience, how many pupils were there each class?