30 Primary 4 students and 20 of Primary 5 students went on a school excursion. The number of Primary 5 girls was 4 times the number of Primary 4 girls, and there were 19 more Primary 4 boys than Primary 5 boys. How many less Primary 5 boys than Primary 5 girls went on the school excursion?
| Primary 4 |
Primary 5 |
| 30 |
20 |
| Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
| 1 u |
1 p + 19 |
4 u |
1 p |
Total number of students in Primary 4 = 1 u + 1 p + 19
1 u + 1 p + 19 = 30
1 u + 1 p = 30 - 19
1 u + 1 p = 11 --- (1)
Total number of students in Primary 5 = 4 u + 1 p
4 u + 1 p = 20 --- (2)
(2) - (1)
(4 u + 1 p) - (1 u + 1 p) = 20 - 11
4 u - 1 u = 9
3 u = 9
1 u = 9 ÷ 3 = 3
Number of girls in Primary 5
= 4 u
= 4 x 3
= 12
Number of boys in Primary 5
= 1 p
= 20 - 4 u
= 20 - 12
= 8
Number of less boys than girls in Primary 5
= 12 - 8
= 4
Answer(s): 4
