Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Ratios

Question:

In a school, $\frac{5}{12}$ of the number of students are girls and the rest are boys $\frac{4}{7}$ of the number of boys are below 14 years of age, and $\frac{2}{5}$ of the number of girls are 14 years or above 14 years of age. If the number of students below 14 years of age is 1120, then the total number of students in the school is:

Options:

1820

1290

1900

1920

Correct Answer:

1920

Explanation:

Here,

Total no. of Girls = \(\frac{5a}{12}\)

Total no. of Boys = \(\frac{7a}{12}\)

⇒ Boys below 14 yrs of age = \(\frac{7a}{12}\) x \(\frac{4}{7}\) = \(\frac{a}{3}\)

⇒ Girls above 14 yrs of age = \(\frac{5a}{12}\) x \(\frac{2}{5}\) = \(\frac{a}{6}\)

⇒ Girls below 14 years of age = \(\frac{5a}{12}\) - \(\frac{a}{6}\) = \(\frac{a}{4}\)

⇒ Total no. of students below 14 years of age = \(\frac{a}{3}\) + \(\frac{a}{4}\) = \(\frac{7a}{12}\)

⇒ \(\frac{7a}{12}\) = 1120

a = 1920.

Therefore, total no. of students below 14 years of age are 1920.