Question

In a given school, there 240 boys and 260 girls.

a) What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys?

b) What is the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of pupils in the school? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

total boys = 240

total girls =260

total students =500

1. ratio of no. of girls to no. of boys is given by 260/240

=13/12

2. ratio of no. of boys to total students is

240/500

12/25

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Answer 2

ratio of girls to boys=260/240

=26/24

=13/12

which is 13:12

ratio of boys to total students

=240/500

=24/50

=12/25

which is 12:25