Question

2. There are 35 men and 50 women running a race. What is the ratio of the number of female runners to the total number of runners? Answer:____________________________________

Answer 1

10 : 17

Explanation:

Male runners = 35

Female runners = 50

Total runners = male runners + female runners

= 35 + 50

= 85 runners

What is the ratio of the number of female runners to the total number of runners?

Ratio of the number of female runners to the total number of runners = number of female runners : total runners

= 50 : 85

= 50 / 85

= 10/17

= 10 : 17

Ratio of the number of female runners to the total number of runners = 10 : 17