The ratio of boys and girls in a class is 1:2 and the class as 24 students . How many boys would have to be admitted to the class in order to make the ratio of boys to girls 1 : 1?

Correct Answer: 8
Boys = 24 × 1 / 1 + 2 = 8 Girls = 16 Now, ( 8 + x) ; 16 = 1 : 1 gives x = 8