Question

There are 45 boys and 81 girls in a dance competition. What is the ratio of boys to girls, in the simplest form?

Answer 1

`(5)/(9)`

Step-by-step explanation

Given

• 45 boys

,

• 81 girls

Procedure

We have to find the ratio of boys to girls, which can be written as 45:81 or:

`(45)/(81)`

However, we have to simplify. Both numbers are multiple of 9, thus:

`=((45)/(9))/((81)/(9))=(5)/(9)`

Then every five boys there are 9 girls.