Question
Class 3 Gentleness and 3 Faithfulness had the same number of children. The ratio of the number of boys in 3 Gentleness to the number of boys in 3 Faithfulness was 5 : 8. The ratio of the number of girls in 3 Gentleness to the number of girls in 3 Faithfulness was 2 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 3 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 15 fewer girls than boys in Class 3 Faithfulness, how many children were there each class?
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Class 3 Gentleness and 3 Faithfulness had the same number of children. The ratio of the number of boys in 3 Gentleness to the number of boys in 3 Faithfulness was 5 : 8. The ratio of the number of girls in 3 Gentleness to the number of girls in 3 Faithfulness was 2 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 3 Gentleness?
  2. If there were 15 fewer girls than boys in Class 3 Faithfulness, how many children were there each class?