Question

On a field trip, there are 12 adults and 14 students.

What is the ratio of the number of adults to the total number of people on the field trip?

6 to 13
12 to 14
26 to 12
6 to 7

Answer 1

6 to 7

Explanation:

12 to 14 but simplified. It could be written as 12/14, to simplify you'd divide them both by two which makes 6/7 or 6 to 7.

Answer 2

6 to 13

Explanation:

Number of adults: 12.

Total number of People: 12 + 14 = 26

The ratio:

Adult : Total people

12 : 26

12/2 : 26/2

6 : 13