Question

There are 45 persons working in an office. If the number of females is 25 and the remaining are males,
find the ratio of:
a) The number of females to number of males.
b) The number of males to number of females.

Answer 1

no. of males =45-25

=20

a) 25:20

5:4

b) 20:25

=4:5

Answer 2

Given:

Total number of people = 45

Number of females = 25

To find:

a) The number of females to the number of males.

b) The number of males to the number of females.

Solution:

The number of males will be:

= 45 - 25 = 20

a) The number of females to the number of males will be:

= 25/20 = 5:4

b) The number of males to the number of females will be:

= 20/25 = 4:5

a) The number of females to the number of males will be 5:4.

b) The number of males to the number of females will be 4:5.