asked 199k views
3 votes
40 of the 42 participants in a triathlon are men and the rest are woman. what is the ratio of the number of woman participating to the total number of participants

asked
User Xorpower
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

4 votes
The number of women would be the total number of participants - number of men = 42 - 40 = 2 women

The ratio would be
no. of women : total number of participants
= 2: 42

Which can be simplified as
= 1 : 21
answered
User Merv Merzoug
by
7.9k points
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.