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5 students want pancakes and 13 students want waffles. What is the ratio of the number of students who want pancakes to the total number of students?

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Answer: 5/18. or 5 over 18

Explanation:

5 is the number of kids that want pancakes

13 is the number of kids that want waffles

18 is the total number of students

The question is asking what is the ratio of the number of students who want pancakes to the total number of students?

So you just do

5 kids that want pancakes over 18 kids total or 5/18

User Cong Dan Luong
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