Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Ratio and Proportion · Exam: 2008 · Marks: · Difficulty:
The total number of boys in a school is 16\% more than the total number of girls in the school. What is the respective ratio of the total number of boys to the total number of girls in the school?
(a)25 : 21
(b)29 : 35
(c)25 : 29
(d)Cannot be determined
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): E
Explanation
Let the number of girls be $x$. Then, number of boys $=116 \%$ of $x=\frac{29}{25} x$. $$\text { ∴ Required ratio }=\frac{29}{25} x: x=29: 25 .$$
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.