Question

If 39 of the 90 students in the band are male what is the ratio of female to male students in the band? write the ratio in lowest terms as a fraction or with a colon.

Answer 1

13 : 17

Explanation:

39 : 51
13 : 17

Answer 2

Okay, here we have this:

We know that 39 of the 90 students in the band are male this means that the rest are women, let's calculate how many they are:

Womens=Total-Male

Womens=90-39

Womens=51

Now, knowing this we are going to find the ratio of female to male students in the band:

Number of female/ Number of male = 51/39

Now, let's convert it in lowest terms:

Ratio=51/39=17 female/13 male

Finally we obtain that there are 17 female for each 13 male.