Question

Mr. Jackson took the 8th grade class on

field trip. While taking attendance, he
noticed there were 51 boy and 21 girls on
the trip. Write the ratio of boys to girls, as a
fraction in simplest terms

Answer 1

17/7

Explanation:

the ratio would be 51/21 then to simplify divide both numbers by 3 to get 17/7

Answer 2

Hi there! :)

Answer:

`\huge\boxed{(17)/(7) }`

Given ratio of 51 boys to 21 girls:

Write as a ratio:

`51 : 21`

Divide both terms by GCF, or 3:

`(51)/(3) : (21)/(3)`

`17 : 7` or
`(17)/(7)`

Therefore, the ratio is 17 boys to 7 girls, or
`\boxed {(17)/(7)}`