Question Number 186675 by pascal889 last updated on 08/Feb/23
Answered by ARUNG_Brandon_MBU last updated on 08/Feb/23
$$\ast\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{ratio}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{girls}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{boys}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{5}:\mathrm{6} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\frac{{G}}{{B}}=\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}\:\Rightarrow{G}=\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}{B}\:…\mathrm{eqn}\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\ast\mathrm{On}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{rainy}\:\mathrm{day}: \\ $$$$\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}{G}\:\mathrm{were}\:\mathrm{absent}\:\Rightarrow\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}{G}\:\mathrm{were}\:\mathrm{present}. \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}{B}\:\mathrm{were}\:\mathrm{absent}\:\Rightarrow\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}{B}\:\mathrm{were}\:\mathrm{present}. \\ $$$$\ast\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{pupil}\:\mathrm{present}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{day}\:\mathrm{was}\:\mathrm{390} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}{G}+\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}{B}=\mathrm{390}\:…\mathrm{eqn}\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{Substituting}\:\mathrm{eqn}\left({i}\right)\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{eqn}\left({ii}\right)\: \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}×\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}{B}+\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}{B}=\mathrm{390}\:\Rightarrow\frac{\mathrm{13}}{\mathrm{9}}{B}=\mathrm{390} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{B}=\mathrm{270}\:\mathrm{and}\:{G}=\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}×\mathrm{270}=\mathrm{225} \\ $$$$\mathrm{270}\:\mathrm{pupil}\:\mathrm{out}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{495}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{boys}// \\ $$
Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 08/Feb/23
$$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}{\:}&\hline{{G}}&\hline{{B}}&\hline{{Total}}\\{\:}&\hline{\mathrm{5}{x}}&\hline{\mathrm{6}{x}}&\hline{\mathrm{11}{x}}\\{\underset{{the}\:{rainy}\:{day}} {{Absents}\:{on}}\:}&\hline{\mathrm{5}{x}/\mathrm{6}}&\hline{\mathrm{6}{x}/\mathrm{4}}&\hline{\mathrm{7}{x}/\mathrm{3}}\\{\underset{{the}\:{rainy}\:{day}} {{Presents}\:{on}}}&\hline{\:}&\hline{\:}&\hline{\frac{\mathrm{26}{x}}{\mathrm{3}}}\\\hline\end{array} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{26}{x}}{\mathrm{3}}=\mathrm{390}\Rightarrow{x}=\frac{\mathrm{390}×\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{26}}=\mathrm{45} \\ $$$${Boys}:\:\mathrm{6}{x}=\mathrm{6}×\mathrm{45}=\mathrm{270} \\ $$$$ \\ $$
Commented by Ar Brandon last updated on 08/Feb/23
Commented by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 08/Feb/23