Question

There are 12 boys and 16 girls in a classroom. which represents the simplified ratio of girls to students in the classroom?

Answer 1

Answer:

Ratio of girls to STUDENTS is 4 to 7

Step-by-step explanation:

The information given is that there are  12 boys and 16 girls in the classroom. The question is not about the ratio of girls to boys but about the ratio of girls to STUDENTS. You need to add the amount of girls plus the amount of boys to get the total amount of students.

Girls to Students

16  to 28 (12 +16)

Simplify 16:28 by dividing each number by 4

Answer is 4:7

Answer 2

The unsimplified version is 12:16
you have to find the highest common factor in them
in this case it would be 4
divide both numbers by 4 
3:4

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