Question

Suppose a math class starts at the beginning of the school year with 12 boys and 8 girls. However, after school resumed in January, 6 new boys and 4 new girls came to the class. Is the ratio of boys to the total number of students in the class still the same?

Answer 1

To compare, first find out what the ratio of boys to students is at the beginning of the school year: 12/8 or, in the simplest form, 3/2.Once school resumes in January, that ratio becomes 18/12 - (12 + 6)/(8 + 4) - or 3/2 in simplest form.Therefore, the ratio is still the same.

Explanation:

Answer 2

yes the ratio is the same

Explanation:

12/8 = 3/2 (divided the top and bottom by 4)

6/4 = 3/2 (divided the top and bottom by 2)

yes the ratio is the same