Question

There are 35 boys in the sixth grade. The number of girls in the sixth grade is 42. Samira says that meansthe ratio of the number of boys in the sixth grade to the number of girls in the sixth grade is 5: 7. IsSamira correct? Show why or why not.

Answer 1

The number of boys is 35

The number of girls is 42

So the ratio of number of boys to number of girls will be:

35:42

Reduce the ratio by 7 to get:

5:6.

So Samira is incorrect, the correct ratio should be 5:6.