Question

At Central High School, there are 60 football players and 25 cheerleaders. What is the ratio of cheerleaders to football players?
1:60
60:1
12:5
5:12

Answer 1

The ratio is 25 cheerleaders to 60 football players, which looks like:
25:60
Since they are both divisible by 5, divide both by 5 to get the simplest ratio:
5:12

Answer 2

ratio = number of cheerleaders/football players

=25/60
simplify it