In a school, 10% of the boys are same in number as (1/4)th of the girls. what is the ratio of boys to girls in the school? A. 3 : 2 B. 5 : 2 C. 2 : 1 D. 4 : 3 Answer Workspace Report Discuss Answer with explanation Answer: Option B Explanation Let the number of boys in school be b Let the number of girls in school be g. Therefore , According to Question , 10% of boys is equal to 1/4 of girls→ 10b/100 = 1g/4 or, 4×10b = 100×g or, 40b = 100g or, b/g = 100/40 or, b:g = 5:2 Workspace
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