Question
If in school F, number of boys playing badminton is 25%
more than the total number of students playing badminton in school A and the number of girls playing football is (3/4)th of the total number of students playing football in school E. Find the difference between the number of boys playing badminton and number of girls playing football in school F. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions. The given bar graph shows the total number of students playing football in five different schools namely A, B, C, D and E and also given the percentage of students playing badminton in these five different schools. Note: (i) The total number of students = Total number of students playing football + Total number of students playing badminton (ii) Students are playing only two sports i.e. Football and Badminton.Solution
Number of boys playing badminton in school F = 125% of [68 × (15/85)] = 15 Number of girls playing football in school F = 72 × (3/4) = 54 Required difference = 54 – 15 = 39
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