Class 4 Goodness and 4 Patience had the same number of students. The ratio of the number of boys in 4 Goodness to the number of boys in 4 Patience was 9 : 13. The ratio of the number of girls in 4 Goodness to the number of girls in 4 Patience was 2 : 1.
- What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 4 Goodness?
- If there were 18 fewer girls than boys in Class 4 Patience, how many students were there each class?
Class 4 Goodness |
Class 4 Patience |
1x17 = 17 u |
1x17 = 17 u |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
9 |
2x4 |
13 |
1x4 |
9 u |
8 u |
13 u |
4 u |
(a)
Class 4 Goodness
Girls : Boys
9 : 8
(b)
Number of fewer girls than boys in Class 4 Patience
= 13 u - 4 u
= 9 u
9 u = 18
1 u = 18 ÷ 9 = 2
Number of students in each class
= 17 u
= 17 x 2
= 34
Answer(s): (a) 9 : 8; (b) 34