Question

A small school has 78 students. If 24 students are boys what is the ratio of girls to boys​

Answer 1

54:24
Explanation:
If there’s 78 students, and you subtract 24, you’re left with 54, therefore your answer would be 54:24

Answer 2

54 : 24

Explanation:

Total: 78 students

Part (boys): 24 students

We can find the number of girls in the school by subtracting the number of boys from the total number of students.

Part (girls): Total - Part (boys) = 78 - 24 = 54

We now have the amount of girls and boys, so we can rewrite as a ratio of girls to boys.

Girls: 54

Boys: 24

Girls : Boys = 54 : 24

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