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The ratio between the boys and girls in a class is 6 : 5. If 8 more boys join the class and two girls leave the class then the ratio becomes 11 : 7.

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The ratio between the boys and girls in a class is 6 : 5. If 8 more boys join the class and two girls leave the class then the ratio becomes 11 : 7. What is the number of boys in the class now? 

(a) 28 (b) 38 (c) 44 (d) 36 (e) None of these

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(c) Let the original number of boys and girls be 6x and 5x respectively.

Number of boys
= 6 × 6 + 8 = 44

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