Question

If there are 16 boys and 12 girls in a class, the
ratio of the number of girls to the number of
children in the class is:​

Answer 1

Answer:

TThe ratio of boys to girls is 12 to 16, 12:16 or 12/16 (all different ways this can be written). The fraction form 12/16 can be reduced by dividing by the greatest common factor. Both 12 and 16 are divisible by 4, so the reduced fraction is 12/4 over 16/4 = 3/4.

Answer 2

Answer:

number of boys 16

number of girls 12

ratio= 16/12

4:3

final ratio 4:3