The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 27 : 23. If the difference between the number of boys and girls is 200, then find the number of boys.

Answer: Option A

Let the number of boys and girls be 27x and 23x respectively
According to condition
27x - 23x = 200
⇒ x = 50
The number of boys = 27 × 50
⇒ 1350
∴ The number of boys is 1350