Question

There are 5 more girls than boys in a class. The girls are 60 percent

a. How many pupils are in the class?​

Answer 1

25.

Explanation:

Let the number of pupils be x, then:

there are 0.6x girls and 0.4x boys.

From the given information:

0.6x - 0.4x = 5

0.2x = 5

x = 5/0.2

= 50/2

= 25.