ms.Chang has 24 students in her class, and 8 of them are boys. What is the ratio of girls to boys

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anonymous · Answer

24 - 8 = 16
16g / 8b
2g/1b
There is a ratio of 2:1 between girls and boys.

ilovecake · Answer

16

anonymous · Answer

4:8

anonymous · Answer

16 is not right. That's how many girls there are.

ilovecake · Answer

ohhhhhhhhhhh

anonymous · Answer

It's also not 4:8, it's 16 divided by 8, which is two, which means there are twice as many girls as there are boys, or 2:1 girl:boy ratio. :)

ilovecake · Answer

no I think the answer would be 1:3

anonymous · Answer

$\Large 1:2$

anonymous · Answer

Right, if you simplify 4:8, it would be 2:1

anonymous · Answer

Ilovecake, it's 2:1 girl to boy ratio, as there are 16 girls and only 8 boys. Put that into a fraction and you have 16/8, and simplifying leaves you with 2/1.

ilovecake · Answer

or 3:1

anonymous · Answer

Can you please show me your work Ilovecake? The answer cannot be 3:1.

anonymous · Answer

Girls:$\Large 8$
Boys:$\Large 24-8=16$
so, the ratio of girls to boys: $\Large 8:16=1:2$

anonymous · Answer

Jung, there are not 8 girls, there are 8 boys. It says that in the question. :)

ilovecake · Answer

whatever you say.............

anonymous · Answer

To clarify, there are 8 boys, and 24 students. If we assume that she doesn't have any students that are not boys or girls, then she has 24 - 8 girl students, which means she has 16 students. To find the ratio between girls and boys, turn it into a fraction, which is 16/8. They question does not ask the ratio between the total number of students and the number of boy students, which would be 24/8, or 1:3 as you say. The question clearly asks the ratio between the girl and boy students, which is 2:1.

ilovecake · Answer

I still dont believe it would 1:2 as you say it would be 1:3. Your wasting my time. BYE

anonymous · Answer

Have a good day! :)

ilovecake · Answer

really? have a good day? its 1:3 and CLEARLY your doing somthing wrong

anonymous · Answer

Yes, you said BYE so I said have a good day, my math is correct though. I'm alright with you not understanding, but I'm not going to try and make you understand with the attitude you're displaying. :) Have a good day!

ilovecake · Answer

I dont have an attitude. your math is wrong. DEAL WITH IT

anonymous · Answer

Just for people coming to this question in the future, Ilovecake is a troll, or someone who likes to instigate fights on the internet. My math is right, so go off that. :)

ilovecake · Answer

yeah I really am a troller just for saying your math is wrong. And I dont need to have fights. your the one that started this. JUST SAYING

ilovecake · Answer

YOUR THE TROLLER

ilovecake · Answer

:)