In a school, \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the pupils are boys, and there are 240 girls.

1. How many boys are in the school?
2. How many children are there in total?

Let the total children be x.
according to question,
2/5 of x = 240
thus, 2/5 * x = 240
2x = 1200
thus, x = 600.
Thus, no. of boys = 600 - 240 = 360
thus, total children = 360 + 240 = 600

Answered by tadvisohil886 | 2024-06-10

The number of boys are 360 and **Total children **are 600
What are ratios and proportion?
Ratio is a** quantitative relation** between two amounts showing the number of times **one value **contains or is contained within the other. A statement expressing the equality of two ratios A:B and C:D is called a proportion . We can express proportion as -
A : B ∷ C : D
AND
A x D = B x C
Product of extremes equal to product of means.
Given is in a school** 3/5 pupils are boys and 240 are girls**
We can write -
Assume that the** total children** are [x] . Then, we can write the equation as-
3x/5 + 240 = x
x - 3x/5 = 240
0.4x = 240
x = 600
Number of boys = 3/5 x 600 = 3 x 120 = 360
**Total children **= 600
Therefore, the number of boys are 360 and **Total children **are 600
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Answered by kumaripoojavt | 2024-06-16

In the school, there are 360 boys and a total of 600 pupils. The total number of pupils is calculated using the fraction of girls. The number of boys is calculated based on the fraction of boys in relation to the total pupils.
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Answered by tadvisohil886 | 2024-09-04