A classroom has equal number of boys and girls. Eight girls left to play kho-kho, leaving twice as many boys… · ABC26GN1258
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Simplification
A classroom has equal number of boys and girls. Eight girls left to play kho-kho, leaving twice as many boys as girls in the classroom. What was the total number of girls and boys present initially?
(a)16
(b)24
(c)32
(d)Cannot be determined
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Let number of boys = x. Then, number of girls = x. Now, 2(x – 8) = x or x = 16. \ Total number of students = 2x = (2 × 16) = 32.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.