Question

The Chess Club has 72 members, 42 girls and 30 boys. What is the ratio of

girls to boys in the Chess Club?
O A. 3:4
B. 5:7
O c. 7:5
Please help

Answer 1

C :7 : 5

Explanation:

Girls - 42 : 72

boys - 30 : 72

You solve this by finding the greatest common factor of 42 and 30.

The greatest common factor happens to be 6.

So, since the unreduced ratio is 42 : 30, the reduced ratio will be 42/6 : 30/6, which is 7 : 5