Question

There are a total of 76 teachers and students watching a school play. There are 4 teachers and 40 girls.

Write the ratio of boys to girls in lowest terms.

Answer 1

Given that : There are a total of 76 teachers and students watching a school play. There are 4 teachers and 40 girls.

Need to find : the ratio of boys to girls in lowest terms.

Firstly we need to find out the number of boys . For that subtract the number of teachers and girls from total number of teachers and students. That will be ,

`\implies \sf n( boys) = 76 - 4 - 40 =\red{ 32 }`

Therefore our required ratio will be:-

`\implies \sf 32 : 40 = \boxed{\sf 4:5 }`

Hence the required answer is 4:5 .