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In a school having 400 students boys and girls are in the ratio of 3:5 respectively. The students speak Hindi, English or both the languages. 12% of the boys speak only Hindi, 22% of the girls speak only English. 24% of the total students speak only Hindi and the number of boys speaking both the languages is six times the number of boys speaking only Hindi.

What is the respective ratio between the number of boys and girls speaking both the language?

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  1. 23:25
  2. 12:25
  3. 12:13
  4. None of these

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Option 3 : 12:13
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Given: 

Total students = 400

Boys = 150

Girls = 250

Calculation:

12% of boys speak only Hindi → 12% of 150 = 18 boys

Boys speaking both languages = 6 × 18 = 108 boys

Total only Hindi speakers = 24% of 400 = 96

Girls speaking only Hindi = 96 − 18 = 78 girls

Total students speaking only Hindi = 96

Total boys speaking only Hindi = 18

∴ Girls speaking only Hindi = 78

Let total girls speaking both be = x

Total boys speaking both = 108

Now, find girls speaking both languages:

We know:

Girls = 250

Girls speaking only English = 22% of 250 = 55

Girls speaking only Hindi = 78

∴ Girls speaking both = 250 − 55 − 78 = 117 girls

Required Ratio:

Boys : Girls speaking both languages = 108 : 117

Simplify: 108 ÷ 9 = 12, 117 ÷ 9 = 13

⇒ 12 : 13

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