Class 3 Peace and 3 Love had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 3 Peace to the number of girls in 3 Love was 1 : 13. The ratio of the number of boys in 3 Peace to the number of boys in 3 Love was 5 : 1.
- What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 3 Peace?
- If there were 20 fewer boys than girls in Class 3 Love, how many pupils were there each class?
Class 3 Peace |
Class 3 Love |
1x16 = 16 u |
1x16 = 16 u |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
1 |
5x3 |
13 |
1x3 |
1 u |
15 u |
13 u |
3 u |
(a)
Class 3 Peace
Boys : Girls
1 : 15
(b)
Number of fewer boys than girls in Class 3 Love
= 13 u - 3 u
= 10 u
10 u = 20
1 u = 20 ÷ 10 = 2
Number of pupils in each class
= 16 u
= 16 x 2
= 32
Answer(s): (a) 1 : 15; (b) 32