Question

7/
12
of the passengers in a ship are adults and the rest are children. of the adults are men. What is
2/
5
the ratio of number of women to the number of children?​

Answer 1

Answer:

21 : 25

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

12

7

passengers in ship are adult and rest are children.

Then, children passengers =1−

12

7

=

12

5

Given,

5

2

passengers in ship of the adults are men.

Then women passengers =

12

7

×

5

3

=

20

7

The ratio of the number of women to the number of children =

12

5

20

7

=

20

7

×

5

12

=

25

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