Question

The boys and the girls in a school are in the ratio 9:5 if the total strenth of the school is 448 , find the number of girls

Answer 1

No. of girls=5x
No. of boys=9x
Total strength=448
=9x+5x=448
=14x=448
=x=448/14
=x=32
No.of girls=5x
=5*32
=160