Delliah N.

asked • 02/26/21

MATHEMATICS RATIOS

In a class with 28 students there are 18 boys. What is the ratio of girls to boys in simplest form?

18:10

5:9

10:18

28:10

14:5

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Irene R. answered • 02/26/21

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Hi Delliah,


Since the class has a total of 28 students and there are 18 boys, there will be 10 girls (28 -18 = 10)


The ratio of girls to boys would be 10:18. Because 10 and 18 share a common factor of 2, the ratio in simplest form will be 5:9.



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