Let m represents number of males, and f represents number of females taking the maths course.
Given that number of males (m) taking the maths course is 8 times as much as number of females (f), total number of students taking the maths course (T).
Thus we can represent the information above with the following:
m = no. of males
f = no. of females
T = Total
m = 8f
T = m + f
Thus,
Total = 8f + f = 9f
==>The fraction of the course that are females = No. of females (f) ÷ Total no. of students (T)
