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HELP ASAP !!!! MATH LOVERS !!! A young chorus has 30 members. There are 14 boys in the chorus.

What is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form? explain your answer.

A: 7/8 7:8

B: 8/7 8:7

C: 8/15 8:15

D: 7/15 7:15

User Mitra
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i believe it is A to your answer

User PolyGeo
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So, 14 out of 30 of the members are boys. There are 14 boys in chorus. 16 girls.

The ratio would be:


14:16

Now, divide both sides by two to simplify.

14/2= 7

16/2= 8

7:8

"A" 7/8, 7:8 is the answer

I hope this helps!
~kaikers
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