Question
Class 6 Goodness and 6 Peace had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 6 Goodness to the number of girls in 6 Peace was 1 : 7. The ratio of the number of boys in 6 Goodness to the number of boys in 6 Peace was 3 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 6 Goodness?
  2. If there were 8 fewer boys than girls in Class 6 Peace, how many pupils were there each class?
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Class 6 Goodness and 6 Peace had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 6 Goodness to the number of girls in 6 Peace was 1 : 7. The ratio of the number of boys in 6 Goodness to the number of boys in 6 Peace was 3 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 6 Goodness?
  2. If there were 8 fewer boys than girls in Class 6 Peace, how many pupils were there each class?