Question

The students of a school belong to different religious backgrounds. The number of Hindu students is 288, the number of Muslim students is 252, the number of Sikh students is 144 and the number of Christian students is 72. Find the ratio of

(a) the number of Hindu students to the number of Christian students.

(b) the number of Muslim students to the total number of students.

Answer 1

Number of Hindu students = 288

Number of Muslim students = 252

Number of Sikh students = 144

Number of Christian students = 72

∴ Total number of students in the school = 288 + 252 + 144 + 72 = 756