Question

There are two 6th grade classes one with 29 students and the other with 31 students. There are 26 male students between the two classes. What is the ratio of female students to total students?

Answer 1

There are 26 students between the two classes, and the total is 60 students in both classes so the MALE ratio is 26/60 which can be simplified to 13/30.

So, if the male ratio is 26/60, the remaining students are female. 60-26 Is 34, so the ratio of FEMALE students to total students is 34/60 which can be simplified to 17/30