Question : The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a school is 11 : 15. If there are 200 more girls than boys, what is the number of boys in that school?
Option 1: 550
Option 2: 750
Option 3: 506
Option 4: 605
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Correct Answer: 550
Solution : Let the number of boys be 11$x$ and girls be 15$x$ Difference = 15$x$ – 11$x$ = 4$x$ Given: Girls are 200 more than boys 4$x$ = 200 ⇒ $x$ = 50 $\therefore$ Boys = 11$x$ = 11 × 50 = 550 Hence, the correct answer is 550.
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Question : The ratio of the number of boys in a school to the total number of boys and girls in that school is 7 : 17. If the number of boys in that school is 1099, then how many girls are there in that school?
Option 1: 1570
Option 2: 1580
Option 3: 1560
Option 4: 1550
Question : The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 27 : 23. If the difference between the number of boys and girls is 200, then find the number of boys.
Option 1: 1350
Option 2: 1250
Option 3: 1300
Option 4: 1200
Question : In a school, there were 1554 students, and the ratio of boys to girls was 4 : 3. After a few days, 30 girls joined the school but a few boys left. As a result, the ratio of boys and girls became 7 : 6. The number of boys who left the school is:
Option 1: 76
Option 2: 74
Option 3: 84
Option 4: 86
Question : The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a school of 432 pupils is 5 : 4. When some new boys and girls are admitted, the number of boys increases by 12 and the ratio of boys to girls changes to 7 : 6. The number of new girls admitted is:
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 24
Option 4: 20
Question : In a college union, there are 48 students. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 5 : 3. What is the number of girls to be added to the union so that the ratio of boys to girls is 6 : 5?
Option 1: 6
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 17
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