Asked by Noraini
There are only Chinese and Malay pupils in a hall.The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 2:3.The ratio of the number of Chinese boys to the number of Malay boys is 5:3.There are 178 more Chinese boys than Malay boys.How many girls are there in the hall?
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Answered by
Steve
first step: express the clues algebraically:
boys/girls = 2/3
cboys/mboys = 5/3
cboys = mboys+178
Now, we want to find the number of girls. Just for ease of algebra, let's change the above to
b/g = 2/3
c/m = 5/3
c = m+178
3c = 5m
3(m+178) = 5m
2m = 534
m = 267
So, there are 267 Malay boys and 445 Chinese boys. That means b=712.
Now, we know that 3b=2g, so
g = 3/2 * 712 = 1068
So, there are 1068 girls in the hall.
boys/girls = 2/3
cboys/mboys = 5/3
cboys = mboys+178
Now, we want to find the number of girls. Just for ease of algebra, let's change the above to
b/g = 2/3
c/m = 5/3
c = m+178
3c = 5m
3(m+178) = 5m
2m = 534
m = 267
So, there are 267 Malay boys and 445 Chinese boys. That means b=712.
Now, we know that 3b=2g, so
g = 3/2 * 712 = 1068
So, there are 1068 girls in the hall.
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