WBCS.LIVE practice question

There are total 200 students in a school, of which 1/5th are boys. Find the number of girls in the school.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 160
  2. 16
  3. 140
  4. 40

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 160

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A. 160 šŸ“š Explanation: Number of boys = 1/5 of 200 = 40. Number of girls = Total students - Number of boys = 200 - 40 = 160. This is a simple word problem involving fractions. 160 girls make up 4/5ths of the total school population.