Question

At a summer camp there are 40 boys out of 70 campers. Of the campers 20 were involved in football and 50 were involved in a club. What is the ratio of boys to girls written as a fraction in simplest form ?

Answer 1

The ratio of boys to girls is 4/3.

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to use the number of boys as the numerator and the number of girls as the denominator.

The number of girls is: number of students - number of boys

Replacing with the values given:

70 - 40 =30 girls

So, the ratio is:

40 /30

Simplifying:

4/3

In conclusion, the ratio of boys to girls is 4/3.

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