Question

6. There are 12 girls and 15 boys signed up for Rubik's Cube club. What *

is the ratio of girls to boys in simplest form?

Answers

6:5
2:3
4:5
2:4

Answer 1

4:5

Explanation:

12:15

Greatest Common factor of 12 and 15 is 3

so we have

12/3 : 15/3

= 4:5.

Answer 2

Answer: 4 : 5

1. Firstly, let’s represent ratio of girls to boys in a fraction:

12 : 15

We know that fraction stand for dividing:


`(12 girls)/(15 boys)`

2. Now let’s simplify the fraction:


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3. And now we again change fraction into division:

4 : 5

So the ratio of girls to boys is equal to 4 : 5.

Hope this helps