Question
Class 4 Peace and 4 Joy had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 4 Peace to the number of girls in 4 Joy was 5 : 8. The ratio of the number of boys in 4 Peace to the number of boys in 4 Joy was 2 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 4 Peace?
  2. If there were 10 fewer boys than girls in Class 4 Joy, how many pupils were there each class?
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Class 4 Peace and 4 Joy had the same number of pupils. The ratio of the number of girls in 4 Peace to the number of girls in 4 Joy was 5 : 8. The ratio of the number of boys in 4 Peace to the number of boys in 4 Joy was 2 : 1.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in Class 4 Peace?
  2. If there were 10 fewer boys than girls in Class 4 Joy, how many pupils were there each class?