Ratio of number of boys to girls

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Asked: April 11, 20212021-04-11T15:40:07+00:00 2021-04-11T15:40:07+00:00In: Arithmetic, Numbers and Combinatorics, High School/Senior Secondary School

In a class there are 30 boys and 12 girls. Determine the ratio of number of boys to girls.

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acedstud · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-11T16:36:33+00:00

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The ratio of boys to girls is given by $\text{number of boys} : \text{number of girls}=30:12$ .

Dividing through by 6, which is the common factor, we have $\dfrac{30}{6}:\dfrac{12}{6}=5:2$

Therefore, the ratio of boys to girls is 5:2.

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