Question

Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(02.01)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?

Answer 1

Answer:

boys: total

3          8

Step-by-step explanation:

boys:girls: total

9    :  15   :  9+15

9        15      24

Divide each by 3

3         5        8

We want the ratio of boy to total

boys: total

3          8