Class 1 Love and 1 Goodness had the same number of students. The ratio of the number of boys in 1 Love to the number of boys in 1 Goodness was 7 : 11. The ratio of the number of girls in 1 Love to the number of girls in 1 Goodness was 2 : 1.
- What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in Class 1 Love?
- If there were 28 fewer girls than boys in Class 1 Goodness, how many students were there each class?
Class 1 Love |
Class 1 Goodness |
1x15 = 15 u |
1x15 = 15 u |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
7 |
2x4 |
11 |
1x4 |
7 u |
8 u |
11 u |
4 u |
(a)
Class 1 Love
Girls : Boys
7 : 8
(b)
Number of fewer girls than boys in Class 1 Goodness
= 11 u - 4 u
= 7 u
7 u = 28
1 u = 28 ÷ 7 = 4
Number of students in each class
= 15 u
= 15 x 4
= 60
Answer(s): (a) 7 : 8; (b) 60