In a school 5/8 of the students are boys. If the number of girls are 2...
No. of girls = 1 - 5/8 = 3/8
Let x be the total no. of students then

x = 720
No. of boys = 720 - 270 = 450
View all questions of this testIn a school 5/8 of the students are boys. If the number of girls are 2...
Given data:
- 5/8 of the students are boys
- Number of girls = 270
Calculation:
- Let the total number of students be x.
- Boys = 5/8 * x
- Girls = 270
Equation:
- Boys + Girls = Total students
- 5/8x + 270 = x
Solve for x:
- 5x + 2160 = 8x
- 3x = 2160
- x = 720
Number of boys:
- Boys = 5/8 * 720
- Boys = 450
Therefore, the number of boys in the school is 450, which corresponds to option 'B'.
In a school 5/8 of the students are boys. If the number of girls are 2...
No. of girls = 1 - 5/8 = 3/8
Let x be the total no. of students then

x = 720
No. of boys = 720 - 270 = 450