Question

The population of a village is in the following ratios.
women: children = 13:4
men: children = 7:3
a) Find the ratio women : men.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
women : men

Answer 1

Answer:

13:7

Step-by-step explanation:

We see that the ratio from women:children is 13:4.

Therefore, the number of women is 13.

In the ratio comparing men to children we see that it is 7:3.

Therefore, the number of men is 7.

Now we need to compare the number of women to the number of men which is 13:7.