Question

There are 24 men, 60 women, and 44 children on a bus. Write the ratio men:women:children in simplest form?

Answer 1

6:15:11

Explanation:

1. men:women:children = 24:60:44
2. 24, 60, and 44 can all we divided by 4.
3. 24 ÷ 4 = 6
4. 60 ÷ 4 = 15
5. 44 ÷ 4 = 11
6. Put them together: 6:15:11

Answer 2

6:15:11

Explanation:

We first start off with 24:60:44. We then know that the greatest common factor is 4, so we divide the ratio by 4 to get 6:15:11.

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