Question

45 of the 80 children in the club or girls what was the ratio of boys to girls in the club?

Answer 1

There are 80 children. 45 of them are girls. The amount of boys is equal to:

`80-45 = 35`

That means there are 45 girls and 35 boys.

The ratio of boys to girls is:
`35:45`

Simplify:

`35 / 5 = 7 \\ 45 / 5 = 9 \\ \\35:45 \rightarrow 7:9`

Your answer is 7:9