Respective ratio between total number of students studying in college A and College B is 5 : 8. In College B, out of the total number of students, 5/8th are boys, out of which 60% study Commerce and the remaining 800 boys study in other streams. What is the total number of students in College A
Explanation:
Let the total number of students in college A = 5x
and the total number of students in college B = 8x
total number of boys in college B = 8x×5/8=5x
In college B, number of boys who study commerce
and science = 5x×60/100=3x
Remaining boys = 5x-3x=2x
According to question,
2x=800
x=400
∴ Total number of students in college A = 5×400
=2000