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There are three sections A,B and C in a class .Every section has some boy and some girl students in it .Probability of a girl being selected when one student is selected randomly from section A is `(2)/(5)` , that from section B is `(4)/(9)` and that from section C is `(5)/(9)`.
If the number of girls in sections A is same as the number of boys in section C , then what is the ratio of number of boys in section A to the number of boys in section C ?

A

A)`2 :3`

B

B)`3 :4`

C

C)`3 :2`

D

D)`4 :3`

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To solve the problem step by step, we will use the given probabilities to find the number of boys and girls in each section and then determine the required ratio. ### Step 1: Understand the probabilities The probability of selecting a girl from each section is given as follows: - Section A: \( P(\text{girl}) = \frac{2}{5} \) - Section B: \( P(\text{girl}) = \frac{4}{9} \) - Section C: \( P(\text{girl}) = \frac{5}{9} \) ### Step 2: Set up equations for the number of boys and girls Let: - \( G_A \) = number of girls in section A - \( B_A \) = number of boys in section A - \( G_B \) = number of girls in section B - \( B_B \) = number of boys in section B - \( G_C \) = number of girls in section C - \( B_C \) = number of boys in section C From the probabilities, we can express the number of girls and boys in each section: 1. For Section A: \[ \frac{G_A}{G_A + B_A} = \frac{2}{5} \] This implies: \[ 5G_A = 2(G_A + B_A) \implies 5G_A = 2G_A + 2B_A \implies 3G_A = 2B_A \implies B_A = \frac{3}{2}G_A \] 2. For Section B: \[ \frac{G_B}{G_B + B_B} = \frac{4}{9} \] This implies: \[ 9G_B = 4(G_B + B_B) \implies 9G_B = 4G_B + 4B_B \implies 5G_B = 4B_B \implies B_B = \frac{5}{4}G_B \] 3. For Section C: \[ \frac{G_C}{G_C + B_C} = \frac{5}{9} \] This implies: \[ 9G_C = 5(G_C + B_C) \implies 9G_C = 5G_C + 5B_C \implies 4G_C = 5B_C \implies B_C = \frac{4}{5}G_C \] ### Step 3: Use the condition given in the problem We know that the number of girls in section A is the same as the number of boys in section C: \[ G_A = B_C \] Substituting \( B_C \) from the equation we derived: \[ G_A = \frac{4}{5}G_C \] ### Step 4: Express \( G_C \) in terms of \( G_A \) From the equation \( G_A = \frac{4}{5}G_C \): \[ G_C = \frac{5}{4}G_A \] ### Step 5: Substitute \( G_C \) back into the equation for \( B_C \) Now substituting \( G_C \) into the equation for \( B_C \): \[ B_C = \frac{4}{5}G_C = \frac{4}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{4}G_A = G_A \] ### Step 6: Find the ratio of boys in section A to boys in section C Now we have: - From Section A: \( B_A = \frac{3}{2}G_A \) - From Section C: \( B_C = G_A \) Now we can find the ratio: \[ \text{Ratio of } B_A \text{ to } B_C = \frac{B_A}{B_C} = \frac{\frac{3}{2}G_A}{G_A} = \frac{3}{2} \] ### Final Answer Thus, the ratio of the number of boys in section A to the number of boys in section C is: \[ \boxed{3:2} \]
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