Question

There were 35 children and 10 adults at a cookout.What is the ratio of adults to children at the cookout?What is the ratio of children to total people at the cookout?

Answer 1

to find out the ratio of adults to children we need to divide the number of adults by the number of children and simplify the fraction:

`(10)/(35)=((10)/(5))/((35)/(5))=(2)/(7)`

so the ratio of adults to children at the cookout is: 2:7

and total people= children + adults= 35+10=45

so now for the ratio of children to total people, we divide the number of children by 45

`(35)/(45)=((35)/(5))/((45)/(5))=(7)/(9)`

So the ratio of children to total people at the cookout is: 7:9