Question

10. Two classes work together on a project. One class has 18 students,8 of whom are girls. The other class has 10 girls and 7 boys.What is the ratio of boys to the total number of students working on theproject? Express your answer as a fraction.lo0OOOOOOCOOOOO

Answer 1

For this case we have the following info:

Class 1: Total 18 students, 8 girls and 10 boys

Class 2: Total 17 students, 10 girls and 7 boys

The total of students are: 18+17 = 35

Total of boys: 10 + 7 = 17

Then the ratio of boys to the total number of students is given by:

r = 17/35