Question

If 5/8 of a school is boys then what is the ratio of boys to girls

Answer 1

5:3 is going to be your answer to this question

Answer 2

5:3

Explanation:

You want the ratio of boys to girls, given the proportion of boys is 5/8.

Ratio

The remaining 1 -5/8 = 3/8 of the school is girls. Then the ratio of boys to girls is ...

boys : girls = 5/8 : 3/8 = 5 : 3

The ratio of boys to girls is 5:3.

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Additional comment

All parts of a ratio can be multiplied by the same number without changing the ratio. Here, we multiplied by 8 to eliminate the fractions.