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From a class of girls and boys the probability that one student chosen at random to answer a question will be a girl is 1/3 . If four boys leave the class , the probability that a student chosen at random to answer a question will be a girl is 2/5 . How many boys and girls are there in the class before the four boys leave ?

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shreyashi
let the no. of girls be x and boys be y......
x/y=1/3
=>3x=y            ...............(I)
now 4 boys leave the class is then
x/y-4=2/5
=>5x=2y-8
(I)=>5x=2(3x)-8
x=8
now 3x=y
=>y=24
therefore no. of girls is 8 and the no. of boy is 24..............
I have tried my best.....hope i helped............

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no

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