Question

there are 35 boys in the 6th grade the number of girls in the 6th grade is 42. lonnie says that means the ratio of the number of boys in the 6th grade to the number of girls in the 6th grade is 5 : 7. is lonnie correct? show why or why not

Answer 1

no

Explanation:

it should be 5:6 becaus you have to simplify to 7/7 and you get 5:6

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

no. the ratio should be 5:6
35 7
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42 7
you will get 5/6