Question

The ratio of men to woman on a city bus is 3 to 4. There are 28 total people on the city bus. If 4 woman get off the bus what is the new ration of men to woman in simplest form?

Answer 1

Answer: The new ratio of men to women on the bus is 2 to 7 in simplest form.

Explanation:

If the ratio of men to women on the city bus is 3 to 4, then the total number of parts in the ratio is 3+4 = 7. This means that 3/7 of the people on the bus are men and 4/7 are women.

If there are 28 people on the bus, then the number of women on the bus is:

4/7 * 28 = 16

If 4 women get off the bus, then the new number of women on the bus is:

16 - 4 = 12

The new total number of people on the bus is:

28 - 4 = 24

The new ratio of men to women can be found by dividing the number of men by the number of women:

3/7 : 12/24

Simplifying the ratio by dividing both sides by 3, we get:

1/7 : 4/8

Simplifying further by dividing both sides by 2, we get:

1/7 : 1/2

Therefore, the new ratio of men to women on the bus is 1 to 7/2 or 2 to 7 in simplest form.