The number of boys and girls in a class are in the rati
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The number of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio 8 : 7. The number of boys is 15 more than the number of girls. What is the total class strength? [2 MARKS]
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Let the number of boys in the class =8x
Number of girls in the class =7x
From question
8x=7x+15
x=15
Number of boys in the class =8x=8×15=120
Number of girls in the class =7x=7×15=105
Total number of student in the class =120+105=225