Question

Rita's class has 14 girls and 16 boys. how do the ratios 14:16 and 14:30 describe rita's class?

Answer 1

The ratio 14:16 describes that for every 16 boys there are 14 girls, and for the ratio 14:30, there's 14 girls for every 30 students.
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Answer 2

14: 16 is the ratio of girls to boys

And the ratio 14:30 is the ratio of girls to the total of students

Explanation:

Since the class has 14 girls and 16 boys, this means that the total of students in the class is:

14 + 16 = 30.

So the information we have about the class is this

girls = 14

boys = 16

total = 30

Thus, the ratio 14: 16 is the ratio of girls to boys (since there are 14 girls and 16 boys)

And the ratio 14:30 is the ratio of girls to the total of students in the class