Question 62

In a school $$\ \frac{1}{10}\ $$of the boys are same in number as $$\ \frac{1}{4}\ $$of the girls and$$\ \frac{5}{8}\ $$of the girls are same in number as $$\ \frac{1}{4}\ $$of the boys. The ratio of the boys to girls in that school is

Solution

Let the number of Boys be 'B' and the number of girls be 'G'

$$\frac{1}{10}$$B=$$\frac{1}{4}G$$

$$\Rightarrow\frac{B}{G}$$= $$\frac{5}{2}$$

$$\therefore$$ B:G=5:2

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