Question

A small school has 42 boys. If the ratio of boys to girls is 7 : 1, how many, students are?

Answer 1

There are a total of 48 students. Being 42 boys as mentioned earlier and 6 girls total attending too.

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Answer 2

Answer:

48

Step-by-step explanation:

Total ratio  = 7 + 1 = 8

Let the total number of students be x

Number of boys.

7/8 × x = 42

7/8 x = 42

Multiply both sides by 8

8 × 7/8 x = 42× 8

7x = 336

Divide both sides by 7

7x / 7 = 336/7

x = 336/7 = 48

Therefore total number of students is 48

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