The calligraphy competition for sixth-grade students in a school is divided into two groups, A and B, and the ratio of the number of students in the two groups is 5:6. If eight students are transferre

The calligraphy competition for sixth-grade students in a school is divided into two groups, A and B, and the ratio of the number of students in the two groups is 5:6. If eight students are transferred from Group B, the number of students in Group A is the number of students in Group B.. Solution:

Assuming that the number of people in group A and group B is 5x and 6x respectively, then

5x:(6x-8)=5:4

Solve this equation and you can get

x=4

5x=5*4=20 people 6x=6*4=24 people.

Before leaving Group B, there were 20 people in Group A and 24 people in Group B..

There are 20+24=44 participants in the calligraphy competition.

A: There are 44 people taking part in the calligraphy competition.