The ratio of the number of students in the morning shift and afternoon shift of a school was 13 : 9. After 21 students moved from the morning shift to the afternoon shift, this ratio became 19 : 14. Next, some new students joined the morning and afternoon shifts in the ratio 3 : 8 and then the ratio of the number of students in the morning shift and the afternoon shift became 5 : 4. The number of new students who joined is
110
121
88
99
99
The correct answer is 99.
Let's solve the problem step-by-step.
Step 1: Finding the initial number of students
Let the initial number of students in the morning shift be and the number of students in the afternoon shift be .
We are given that students moved from the morning shift to the afternoon shift. So, the new number of students in each shift becomes:
Morning shift:
Afternoon shift:
The new ratio is given as . We can set up the following equation:
Cross-multiplying to solve for :
Now, let's find the number of students in each shift after the students moved:
Morning shift:
Afternoon shift:
Step 2: Calculating the number of new students
Next, some new students joined in the ratio . Let the number of new morning students be and new afternoon students be .
The total number of new students who joined is .
After these new students join, the ratio of morning to afternoon students becomes . We can set up another equation using the previous totals:
Cross-multiplying to solve for :
Finally, we calculate the total number of new students who joined by substituting into our expression for the total new students:
Therefore, 99 new students joined.