Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Ratio and Proportion · Exam: 2009 · Marks: · Difficulty:
The total number of students in a school is 2140. If the number of girls in the school is 1200, then what is the ratio of the total number of boys to the total number of girls in the school?
(a)18 : 13
(b)26 : 25
(c)47 : 60
(d)31 : 79
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Number of girls = 1200. Number of boys = $2140-1200$ = 940. ∴ Required ratio $=940: 1200=47: 60$.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.