Question

Sandhills middle school has 894 students in the entire student body there are 453 students who are girls what is the ratio of boys to the entire student body written as a fraction

Answer 1

`(147)/(298)`

Explanation:

We know:

Boys + Girls = Total

453 are girls & 894 are total, so we have:

Boys + 453 = 894

Boys = 894 - 453

Boys = 441

We want ratio of BOYS TO TOTAL, that is:

Boys : Total = 441 : 894 = 147 : 298