Question

A class has 4 boys and 10 girls. What is the ratio in simplest form that compares number of boys to total number of students?

4:14
4:10
2:7
2:5

Answer 1

Answer: simple just put boys=4ovrwhole class =14 put it in fraction 4/14 simplify you get 2/7

Explanation:

Answer 2

2:7

Explanation:

There are 4 boys and 14 total students. That ratio is 4:14, and to find the simplest form you divide both numbers by the greatest common factor, which is 2. That leaves you with 2:7, the final answer.