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The photography club has 28 members. There are 12 boys in the club What is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form? |
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Answer» 3:4Step-by-step explanation:Let number of boys be x and GIRLS be y.Number of boys=12∴x=12Total number of boys and girls in the club=28∴Number of members=number of boys+number of girls 28=x+y 28=12+y y=28-12 y=16Thus number of girls is 16.∴Ratio of boys to girls in simplest form= x:y12:16 [DIVIDE the FRACTION by a common number as in this CASE 4]3:4 |
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