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Aptitude · Q139

Ratio

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 139

Q139

The ratio of the numbers of boys and girls in a school was 5 : 3. Some new boys and girls were admitted to the school, in the ratio 5 : 7. At this, the total number of students in the school became 1200 and the ratio of boys to girls changed to 7 : 5. The number of students in the school before new admissions was = ?

A.
700
B.
720
C.
900
D.
960
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:

The number of students initially
8x = 8 × 120 = 960