📢 Too many exams? Don’t know which one suits you best? Book Your Free Expert 👉 call Now!

  • google app store apple app store
  • ✖

      Question

      Number of faculties in Physics and Biology in an

      institute is in the ratio of 5:8 respectively. If 75 more faculties join Physics, while 40 more faculties join Biology, the respective ratio becomes 3: 4. Originally what was the total number of faculties in both together?  
      A 585 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 1296 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 480 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 720 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E 252 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let the original number of faculties in Physics and Biology be 5x and 8x respectively According to the question,   => (5x + 75)/(8x + 40) = 3/4 => 24x + 120 = 20x + 300 => 4x = 180 => x = 45 Original number of faculties = 5x + 8x = 13x = 13 × 45 = 585  

      Practice Next
      ask-question