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(i) The monthly pocket money of Ravi and Sanjeev are in the ratio \[5:7\]. Their expenditures are in the ratio \[3:5\]. If each saves Rs \[80\] per month, find their monthly pocket money. (ii) In class X of a school, the ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls is \[4:3\]. If there were \[20\] more boys and \[12\] less girls, then the ratio would have been \[2:1\]. How many students were there in the class?

(i) Consider the monthly pocket money of Ravi and Sanjeev as \[5x\] and \[7x\]

Their expenditure is \[3y\] and \[5y\] respectively.

\[5x\text{ }\text{ }3y\text{ }=\text{ }80\] …… (1)

\[7x\text{ }\text{ }5y\text{ }=\text{ }80\] …… (2)

Now multiply equation (1) by \[7\] and (2) by \[5\]

Subtracting both the equations

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

35x\text{ }\text{ }21y\text{ }=\text{ }560  \\

35x\text{ }\text{ }25y\text{ }=\text{ }400  \\

\end{array}\]

So we get

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

4y\text{ }=\text{ }160  \\

y\text{ }=\text{ }40  \\

\end{array}\]

In equation (1)

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

5x\text{ }=\text{ }80\text{ }+\text{ }3\text{ }\times \text{ }40\text{ }=\text{ }200  \\

x\text{ }=\text{ }40  \\

\end{array}\]

Here the monthly pocket money of Ravi = \[5\text{ }\times \text{ }40\text{ }=\text{ }200\]

(ii) Consider x as the number of students in class

Ratio of boys and girls = \[4:3\]

Number of boys = \[4x/7\]

Number of girls = \[3x/7\]

Based on the problem

\[\left( 4x/7\text{ }+\text{ }20 \right):\text{ }\left( 3x/7\text{ }\text{ }12 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }2:\text{ }1\]

We can write it as

\[\left( 4x\text{ }+\text{ }140 \right)/\text{ }7:\text{ }\left( 3x\text{ }\text{ }84 \right)/\text{ }7\text{ }=\text{ }2:\text{ }1\]

So we get

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

\left( 4x\text{ }+\text{ }140 \right)/\text{ }7\text{ }\times \text{ }7/\text{ }\left( 3x\text{ }\text{ }84 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }2/1  \\

\left( 4x\text{ }+\text{ }140 \right)/\text{ }\left( 3x\text{ }\text{ }84 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }2/1  \\

6x\text{ }\text{ }168\text{ }=\text{ }4x\text{ }+\text{ }140  \\

6x\text{ }\text{ }4x\text{ }=\text{ }140\text{ }+\text{ }168  \\

2x\text{ }=\text{ }308  \\

x\text{ }=\text{ }308/2\text{ }=\text{ }154  \\

\end{array}\]

Therefore, \[154\] students were there in the class.