Question

Ms. Chang has 24 students in her class, and 8 of them are boys. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

Answer 1

8 out of 24 are boys

16 out of 24 are girls

ratio of girls to boys is 16 : 8 or 2 :1

Answer 2

Girls: boys

2 : 1

Explanation:

First find the number of girls

24 - 8 = 16

There are 16 girls

Ratio of

Girls: boys

16 : 8

Divide each by 8

16/8 : 8/8

2:1