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There are 16 girls and 24 boys in Mrs. Jones’ 6th grade math class. Write the ratio of girls to boys.

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To find the ratio of girls to boys, divide the number of girls by the number of boys (write a fraction using the number of girls as numerator and the number of boys as denominator):


\frac{\text{number of girls}}{\text{ number of boys}}=(16)/(24)

Next, simplify the fraction 16/24. Since both numbers are divisible by 8, divide both numerator and denominator by 8:


(16)/(24)=(16/8)/(24/8)=(2)/(3)

Therefore, the ratio of girls to boys is:


2\colon3

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