Question

There are 32 boys in the sixth grade. The number of girls in the sixth grade is 42. Alani says that that means the ratio of the number of boys in the six grade to the number of girls in the sixth grade is five out of seven is Lonnie, correct? Sure, why or not

Answer 1

Alani's statement is not correct. The ratio of the number of boys in the sixth grade to the number of girls in the sixth grade is not five out of seven.

To find the correct ratio, you should calculate the ratio of boys to girls:

Boys: 32

Girls: 42

To simplify the ratio, you can divide both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:

Boys: 32 ÷ 2 = 16

Girls: 42 ÷ 2 = 21

So, the correct ratio of boys to girls in the sixth grade is 16 to 21, which cannot be simplified further.

Therefore, the ratio is 16 out of 21, not five out of seven as Alani suggested.