Question

There are 25 girls and 20 boys in class 7. 7/15of the students in the class are fond of cricket and the remaining students are fond of football. How many students are fond of football?

Answer 1

24 of the students are fond of football.

Answer 2

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Answer:

24

Explanation:

If 7/15 are fond of cricket, the remaining number is 1 -7/15 = 8/15 of the class. The number of students in the class is ...

25 + 20 = 45

so 8/15 of the class is ...

(8/15)(45) = 8(45/15) = 8(3) = 24

24 students are fond of football.