In a class of 30 students, the number of girls is one-fifth of the number of boys. How many boys are there in the class?


Given :

Number of students in a class $= 30$

The number of girls is one-fifth of the number of boys. 

To do :

We have to find the number of boys.

Solution :

Let the number of boys be 'x'.

The number of girls is one-fifth of the number of boys. 

So, the Number of girls $=\frac{1}{5} x$

Number of students in a class $= 30$

$x + \frac{1}{5} x = 30$

$\frac{5x+1x}{5} = 30$

$\frac{6x}{5} = 30$

$6x = 30 \times 5$

$x = \frac{30 \times 5}{6}$

$x = 5 \times 5$

$x = 25$

Therefore, the number of boys in the class is 25.

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