Question

A class has 6 boys and 15 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls

Answer 1

`the \ ratio \ is : \\ \\ boys \ to \ girls = 6:15= 2:5`

Answer 2

we know that

Ratio is the quantitative relation between two numbers

so

Let

x-------> number of boys in the class

y-------> number of girls in the class

`ratio=(x)/(y)`

in this problem we have

`x=6\ boys\\y=15\ girls`

Find the ratio

substitute the values in the formula

`ratio=(6)/(15)`

Divide by
`3` both numerator and denominator

`ratio=(2)/(5)`

therefore

the answer is

the ratio of boys to girls is
`(2)/(5)`