Question

In a school there are 320 girls and 500 boys write down the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys

give your ratio in its simplest form

Answer 1

16 : 25

Explanation:

The ratio of girls : boys = 320 : 500

To simplify divide both parts by 10

320 : 500 = 32 : 50 ← now divide both parts by 2

32 : 50 = 16 : 25 ← in simplest form