Question

at a school number of boy:number of girls is in the ratio 11:9
there are 124 more boys than girls
work out the total number of sutdents at the school

Answer 1

Answer:

1240 (I'm not so sure but per my calculation that is what i got)

Step-by-step explanation:

Boy     : Girl

11         :   9

124 + x :  x

11/9 = 124 + x / x

9(124 + x) = 11 x

1116 + 9x = 11x

1116 = 11x - 9x

1116 = 2x

x = 558

Thus, there are 558 girls in the school

Number of boys = 124 + x

                             = 124 + 558

                             = 682

Therefore, total number of students = 558 + 682 = 1240 students