In a restaurant, Chad tracked the number of children and adults that came in over an hour. During that time, 14 children and 35 adults came in the restaurant. What is the ratio of adults to children that came into the restaurant?
A. 5:2
B. 2:7
C. 5:3
D. 5:7
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In a restaurant, Chad tracked the number of children and adults that came in over an hour. During that time, 14 children and 35 adults came in the restaurant. What is the ratio of adults to children that came into the restaurant?
	A. 	5:2
	B. 	2:7
	C. 	5:3
	D. 	5:7
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anonymous · Answer

well what is the GCM between the 2 numbers?

anonymous · Answer

i don't know i'm just in 6th grade dude

anonymous · Answer

ok well are 14 and 35 both divisible by 7?

anonymous · Answer

i guess?

anonymous · Answer

then divide both by 7 
so the ratio for adults to children would be
$$\frac{ 35 }{ 7 }:\frac{ 14 }{ 7 }$$

anonymous · Answer

simplify to get answer

anonymous · Answer

do you know what the answer is?