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(1 pt) The conservation club has 32 members. There are 18 girls in the club. What is the ratio of girls to boys in simplest form?

User Will Holtz
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Answer:

9;7

Explanation:

User Surge
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how many boys are there? there are 32-18=14 boys! (check: 14+18=32; correct).

So the ratio of girls to boys is 18 to 14, or 18:14

both number are even, let's divide them by 2:

9:7

now they don't have any more factors in common so the answer is 9:7!