The ratio of the numbers of boys and girls in a school is 5 : 8. If there are 260 students in the school, then what is the difference between the numbers of girls and boys in the school?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Ratio of boys and girls = 5 : 8
Total number of students = 13r = 260
r = 20
Difference between boys and girls = 3r = 3 x 20 = 60