Question

There are 35 boys in the sixth grade the number of girls in the sixth grade is 42 Looney sees that means the ratio of the number of boys in the sixth grade it to the number of girls in the sixth grade is 5:7 is Loonie correct show why or why why not

Answer 1

Loonie is incorrect

Explanation:

Both these numbers are divisible by 7. This means we can right the ratio keeping in mind every value added is like adding a 7. Now that we understand that 7 goes into these values we can divide them by 7. 35 divided by 7 is 5 and 42 divided by 7 is 6. The ratio would be 5:6 meaning Loonie is incorrect.