Students in Sports Camp
MAT 2018 · Mathematical Skills · Medium · Algebra
One-fifth of the boys and one-fourth of the girls in a class exclusively joined a swimming camp. Two-thirds of boys and three-fifths of girls exclusively joined a sports camp. If the total number of boys and girls in the class is 65, how many girls joined the sports camp?
- A.
12
- B.
4
- C.
16
- D.
Can't be determined
Answer
A
Explanation
Let number of boys be and girls be . . Fractions of boys and girls joining camps must be integers: and implies must be a multiple of . and implies must be a multiple of . Since with and : The only combination is and . Number of girls joining sports camp = .
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