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Question Number 26147 by pieroo last updated on 21/Dec/17

There are 5 more girls than boys in a class. If 2 boys join  the class, the ratio of girls to boys will be 5:4. Find the  number of of girls in the class.

$$\mathrm{There}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{5}\:\mathrm{more}\:\mathrm{girls}\:\mathrm{than}\:\mathrm{boys}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{class}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{boys}\:\mathrm{join} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{class},\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{ratio}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{girls}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{boys}\:\mathrm{will}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{5}:\mathrm{4}.\:\mathrm{Find}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{girls}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{class}. \\ $$

Answered by ajfour last updated on 21/Dec/17

g=b+5 =b+2+3       ....(i)  (g/(b+2))=(5/4)   ⇒   b+2=((4g)/5)  using in (i):     g=((4g)/5)+3  ⇒   ((5g)/5)−((4g)/5)=3      ⇒   (g/5)=3    So number of girls =g= 15 .

$${g}={b}+\mathrm{5}\:={b}+\mathrm{2}+\mathrm{3}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:....\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\frac{{g}}{{b}+\mathrm{2}}=\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\:\:\Rightarrow\:\:\:{b}+\mathrm{2}=\frac{\mathrm{4}{g}}{\mathrm{5}} \\ $$$${using}\:{in}\:\left({i}\right): \\ $$$$\:\:\:{g}=\frac{\mathrm{4}{g}}{\mathrm{5}}+\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\:\:\frac{\mathrm{5}{g}}{\mathrm{5}}−\frac{\mathrm{4}{g}}{\mathrm{5}}=\mathrm{3}\:\:\:\: \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\:\:\:\frac{{g}}{\mathrm{5}}=\mathrm{3}\:\: \\ $$$${So}\:{number}\:{of}\:{girls}\:={g}=\:\mathrm{15}\:. \\ $$

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