25 Primary 2 pupils and 17 of Primary 3 pupils went on a school excursion. The number of Primary 3 girls was 5 times the number of Primary 2 girls, and there were 16 more Primary 2 boys than Primary 3 boys. How many more Primary 3 girls than Primary 3 boys went on the school excursion?
| Primary 2 |
Primary 3 |
| 25 |
17 |
| Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
| 1 u |
1 p + 16 |
5 u |
1 p |
Total number of pupils in Primary 2 = 1 u + 1 p + 16
1 u + 1 p + 16 = 25
1 u + 1 p = 25 - 16
1 u + 1 p = 9 --- (1)
Total number of pupils in Primary 3 = 5 u + 1 p
5 u + 1 p = 17 --- (2)
(2) - (1)
(5 u + 1 p) - (1 u + 1 p) = 17 - 9
5 u - 1 u = 8
4 u = 8
1 u = 8 ÷ 4 = 2
Number of girls in Primary 3
= 5 u
= 5 x 2
= 10
Number of boys in Primary 3
= 1 p
= 17 - 5 u
= 17 - 10
= 7
Number of more girls than boys in Primary 3
= 10 - 7
= 3
Answer(s): 3
