Question

Mrs. Rodriquez has 24 students in her class. Ten of the students are boys. Jeff claims that the ratio of boys to girls in this class must be 5:12. What is Jeff’s error and how can he correct it?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Total no of students = 24

No of boys = 10

So, no of girls = 24 - 10 = 14

Ratio of boys to girls = 10/14 = 5/7 = 5 : 7

So the ratio of boys to girls should be 5 : 7 and not 5 : 12