A School has 1025 students. A total of 400 students cannot swim. This consists of 1/5 of the boys and 4/7 of the girls. If x boys can swim, write an equation for x and solve it. How many boys are there in the school?
1 Answer
Apr 18, 2018
Explanation:
Let the number of boys can swim be
Ratio of swim and non swim among the boys is
By given condition ,
Multiplying by
number of boys are