Question

There are 124 boys and 164 girls at Wood Middle School. There are 292 boys and 268 girls at Parker Middle School. What is the ratio of students at Wood Middle school to students at Parker Middle School?

Answer 1

18:35

Explanation:

Answer 2

18:35

Explanation:

The get the number of students at Wood middle school we add 124 boys to 164 girls to get

`124 + 164 = 288`

Similarly, the total number of students at Parker Middle School is

`292 + 268 = 560`

The ratio of students at Wood Middle school to students at Parker Middle School

`(288)/(560)`

We simplify to get:

`(18)/(35)`

Therefore the required ratio is 18:35