In class 3/7 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If 2/9 of th...
Understanding the Problem
To solve the problem, we need to determine the fraction of students present in class after accounting for absentees among both girls and boys.
Step 1: Identify Total Students
- Let the total number of students be represented as 'x'.
- According to the problem, 3/7 of the students are girls, meaning:
- Number of girls = (3/7)x
- Number of boys = x - (3/7)x = (4/7)x
Step 2: Calculate Absent Students
- Absent girls: 2/9 of the girls
- Absent girls = (2/9) * (3/7)x = (6/63)x = (2/21)x
- Absent boys: 1/11 of the boys
- Absent boys = (1/11) * (4/7)x = (4/77)x
Step 3: Calculate Present Students
- Present girls = Total girls - Absent girls
- Present girls = (3/7)x - (2/21)x
- To subtract, convert (3/7) to a common denominator:
- (3/7) = (9/21)
- Present girls = (9/21)x - (2/21)x = (7/21)x = (1/3)x
- Present boys = Total boys - Absent boys
- Present boys = (4/7)x - (4/77)x
- Convert (4/7) to a common denominator:
- (4/7) = (44/77)
- Present boys = (44/77)x - (4/77)x = (40/77)x
Step 4: Total Present Students
- Total present students = Present girls + Present boys
- Total present = (1/3)x + (40/77)x
- Convert to a common denominator (231):
- (1/3) = (77/231) and (40/77) = (120/231)
- Total present = (77/231)x + (120/231)x = (197/231)x
Step 5: Calculate the Fraction of Present Students
- Fraction of total students present = Total present / Total students
- = (197/231)x / x = 197/231
Thus, the final answer is 197/231, confirming that option (a) is correct.