Class 3 Goodness and 3 Faithfulness had the same number of students. The ratio of the number of girls in 3 Goodness to the number of girls in 3 Faithfulness was 7 : 11. The ratio of the number of boys in 3 Goodness to the number of boys in 3 Faithfulness was 2 : 1.
- What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 3 Goodness?
- If there were 21 fewer boys than girls in Class 3 Faithfulness, how many students were there each class?
Class 3 Goodness |
Class 3 Faithfulness |
1x15 = 15 u |
1x15 = 15 u |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
7 |
2x4 |
11 |
1x4 |
7 u |
8 u |
11 u |
4 u |
(a)
Class 3 Goodness
Boys : Girls
7 : 8
(b)
Number of fewer boys than girls in Class 3 Faithfulness
= 11 u - 4 u
= 7 u
7 u = 21
1 u = 21 ÷ 7 = 3
Number of students in each class
= 15 u
= 15 x 3
= 45
Answer(s): (a) 7 : 8; (b) 45