Question

Shelly made treat bags for the guests attending her birthday party on Saturday. She made 19 bags; one for every boy and girl guest attending the party. If she made 11 bags for girl guests, what is the ratio of total boy guests to girl guests attending her party?

Answer 1

Answer: If Shelly made 19 treat bags, and 11 of them were for girl guests, then the remaining bags were for boy guests.

So the number of boy guests = 19 - 11 = 8

Then the ratio of boy guests to girl guests is 8:11

or you can simplify it by dividing 8 and 11 by greatest common factor which is 8/11 in this case.

or you can express it as 8/19 for boy guests and 11/19 for girl guests

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