In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class?
A
6
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B
12
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C
18
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D
24
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Solution
The correct option is B12 Let the number of boys be x. Then, (3/4)x=18 or x=18×(4/3)=24. If total number of students is y, then (2/3)y=24 or y=24×(3/2)=36. Therefore Number of girls in the class =(36−24)=12.