Question

Santa gave kittens to 13 boys and girls. What is the ratio of kitten ears to kitten tails?

Answer 1

`Ratio = 2 : 1`

Explanation:

Given

`Population = 13` --- Boys & Girls

Required

Determine the ratio of the kitten ears to the tails

A kitten has 1 tail and 2 ears.

Assume each individual got 1 kitten each

This implies that,

`Number\ of\ tails= 1 * 13`

`Number\ of\ tails= 13`

`Number\ of\ ears= 2* 13`

`Number\ of\ ears= 26`

The ratio of ears to tail is then calculated as follows:

Ratio = Number of ears : Number of tails

This gives

`Ratio = 26 : 13`

Divide by 13

`Ratio = 26/13 : 13/13`

`Ratio = 2 : 1`