Question

Write the ratio of the girls total students in lowest terms?

Answer 1

3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 18 girls and 30 students in total; thereofre, the ratio of girls to the total number of students is

`\frac{\text{girls}}{\text{total students}}=(18)/(30)`

To reduce the above ratio to the simplest terms, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2

`(18/2)/(30/2)=(9)/(15)`

further dividing by 3 gives

`(9/3)/(15/3)=(3)/(5)`

the fraction 3/5 cannot be further simplified, and therefore, its is our a