Question

Question 64

The students of a school belonging to different religious backgrounds. The number of Hindu students is 288, the number of Muslim students is 252, the number of Sikh students is 144 and the number of Christian students is 72. Find the ratio of

a) The number of Hindu students to the number of Christain students.

b) The number of Muslim students to the total number of students.

Answer 1

Given,

Number of Hindu students = 288
Number of Muslim students = 252
Number of Sikh students = 144
Number of Christian students = 72
Total number of students = 288 + 252 + 144 + 72 = 756

a) Ratio of number of Hindu students to the number of Christian students

= $\frac{\text{Number of Hindu students}}{\text{Number of Christian students}}$

= $\frac{288}{72}$
= $\frac{4}{1}=4:1$ [on dividing numerator and denominator by 72]

b) Ratio of number of Muslim students to the total number of students

= $\frac{\text{Number of Muslim students}}{\text{Total number of students}}$

= $\frac{252}{756}$
= $\frac{1}{3}=1:3$ [on dividing numerator and denominator by 252]