Problema Solution

the number of boys and girls in the class are in the ratio7:5. the number of boys is 8 more than the number of girls. what is the class strength

Answer provided by our tutors

Let number of boys=7x and number of girls=5x.

So, 7x=5x+8

2x=8

x=4

So, total strength=7x+5x=12x=12*4=48