Question

III. Solve the problems below: 42 boys and 63 girls took part in an art competition.(4 pts) Find the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls (always in the simplest form). Find the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls to the total number of children (always in the simplest form).

Answer 1

Ratio of number of boys to girls= 2:3

Ratio of number of boys to girls to total number of children= 2:3:5

Explanation:

42 boys and 63 girls took part in an art competition

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls can be calculated as follows

= 42/63

= 2:3

The ratio of the number of boys to girls to total number of children can be calculated as follows

= 42/63/105

= 2:3:5