Question

In a class full of men and women

2
9
of the class are women. What is the ratio of men to women in its simplest form?

Answer 1

Answer: 3.5:1

Explanation: if 2/9 of the class is female, that means that 7/9 of the class is male.

So now, our ratio is7/9:2/9

Notice that both numbers have the common denominator, so we can multiply both sides to eliminate the 9 from the denominator, like so:

7:2

However, we can divide 7 by 2, to get a decimal value:

3.5:1

I hope this helps!