SOLUTION: there are 730 pupils in a school the ratio of boys to girl is 5:7 calculate the number of boys in the school

Question 307879: there are 730 pupils in a school the ratio of boys to girl is 5:7
calculate the number of boys in the school
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there are 730 pupils in a school the ratio of boys to girl is 5:7
calculate the number of boys in the school
I will just edit the sum . Assume number of pupils to be 732
The ratio of boys to girls = 5/7
THERE ARE 12 PARTS IN THE RATIO.
out of which 5 parts are boys
5/12 * 732
= 5*61
= 305 boys
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