Question

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is 1:6. Which statement must describe the class?

Answer 1

I think that the class has mostly girls.

Answer 2

This statement means that for each boy that there is in the class, there are 6 girls.

Explanation:

This statement means that for each boy that there is in the class, there are 6 girls.

For example,

If there is one boy, there are 6 girls.

If there are two boys, there are 12 girls.

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If there are 50 boys, there are 300 girls.