Question

eight out of 24 students in teds social studies classs speak two languages. the other students speak only one language. what is the ratio of students who speak two languages to students who speak only one language??

F. 2/1
G. 1/2
H. 1/3
I. 8/24

Answer 1

24 total...
8 can speak 2
so 16 can speak 1

ratio of 2 to 1 would be

8:16

simplify that

Answer 2

i got 1/2

Answer 3

exactly!

Answer 4

so.....

Answer 5

yeah i guess so....

rewrite that as a ratio...1/2 ...is the same as 1:2