Question

At Garland School,

3/5 of the 490 students are boys.
At Bowood School, 5/7
of the 945 students are girls.
Which school has the greater number of girls and by how many?
You must show your working.

Answer 1

490 x 2/5 = 980/5 = 196 girls at Garland

945 x 5/7 = 4725/7 = 675 girls at Bowood

Bowood has more girls:

675-196 = 479 more