Question

There are 1800 students in a school. 800 selected football, 750 selected basketball and the remaining selected cricket. Find the ratio of the total number of students to the number of students who selected cricket.

• A. 26 : 5
• B. 36 : 5
• C. 16 : 25
• D. 12 : 1

Answer 1

The correct option is B

36 : 5

Total number of students in the school = 1800
Number of students who chose basketball = 800
Number of students who chose basketball = 750
​​​​​Number of students who chose cricket = 1800 - (800 + 750)
= 1800 - 1550 = 250
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The ratio of the total number of students to the number of students who chose cricket.

$=\frac{\text{Total number of students}}{\text{Number of students who chose cricket}}$

$=\frac{1800}{250}$

$=\frac{36}{5}$

Therefore, the required ratio is 36:5.