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The ratio of number of boys and girls in a school is 2 ∶ 3. If 30% of the boys and 40% of the girls are scholarship holders, then what is the percentage of those students who do not get scholarship?1). 42%2). 48%3). 56%4). 64% |
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Answer» Given, RATIO of number of boys and girls in a school is 2 : 3. Let the number of boys and girls be 2a and 3a RESPECTIVELY. Where a is any constant Given, 30% of the boys and 40% of the girls are SCHOLARSHIP holders. Total number of boys who are not getting scholarship = 70% of 2a = 1.4a Total number of girls who are not getting scholarship = 60% of 3a = 1.8a Total number of students not getting scholarship = 1.4a + 1.8a = 3.2a % of students not getting the scholarship $(= \frac{{3.2a}}{{5A}} \times 100\% \;)$ ∴ % of students not getting scholarship = 64% |
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