Question

A class has 9 boys and 15 girls. What is the ratio in simplest form that compares number of boys to total number of students? (4 points)

a
3:5
b
3:8
c
9:15
d
9:24

Answer 1

$to \: find:$

$ratio \: of \: the \: number \: of \: boys \: to \: girls$

$given \:</strong><strong> </strong><strong>:</strong><strong>$

$number \: of \: boys \: in \: the \: class \: are \: 9$

$number \: of \: girls \: are \: 15$

$the \: ratio \: of \: the \: number \: of \: boys \: to \: the \: number \: of \: girls \:$

$= \frac{9}{15}$

$= \frac{3}{5}$

$your \: answer \: is \: \frac{3}{5}$

$hope \: it \: helpful \:$