Question

There are 20 students in a class.

8 of the students are girls.
Find the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys.
Give your ratio in the form n: 1. Write the value of n.

Answer 1

2:3

Explanation:

20-8=12( no of boys)

8 (no of girls )

girls: boys

8:12

2:3 is the ratio

Answer 2

If 8 are girls, that means there are 12 boys.

So 8:12 which can be simplified to 2:3