Question

3) There are 35 people living in poverty and 42 people not living in poverty

1) John says that the ratio of people living in poverty to the people not living in poverty is 5:7. Explain why John is or is not correct. Use a diagram to support your answer.

Answer 1

John is not correct

Explanation:

(Unless you meant 5:6)

Make the base question into
`(35)/(42)`

simplify as much as possible. I found the Greatest Common Denominator (GCF) of 35 and 42, which was 7

divide 35 and 42 by the GCF (7), and you should get 5:6 as your answer.