Class 1 Goodness and 1 Joy had the same number of children. The ratio of the number of boys in 1 Goodness to the number of boys in 1 Joy was 3 : 11. The ratio of the number of girls in 1 Goodness to the number of girls in 1 Joy was 5 : 1.
- What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 1 Goodness?
- If there were 18 fewer girls than boys in Class 1 Joy, how many children were there each class?
Class 1 Goodness |
Class 1 Joy |
1x13 = 13 u |
1x13 = 13 u |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
3 |
5x2 |
11 |
1x2 |
3 u |
10 u |
11 u |
2 u |
(a)
Class 1 Goodness
Girls : Boys
3 : 10
(b)
Number of fewer girls than boys in Class 1 Joy
= 11 u - 2 u
= 9 u
9 u = 18
1 u = 18 ÷ 9 = 2
Number of children in each class
= 13 u
= 13 x 2
= 26
Answer(s): (a) 3 : 10; (b) 26