Question

There are 40 boys and 16 girls in a class of students. What is the ratio of girls to students?

Answer 1

Answer: 4:13

Explanation:

For every 4 girls there are 13 other students

Answer 2

its 16/56

Explanation:

because there are 40 boys and 16 girls. But they asked for the ratio of girls to students. So add 40 to 16 and get 56. Then it would be 16/56.