The Ratios for students who have a computer to those who do not are 22;8 while the ratio for the ratio of students who have a cell phone to those who do not is 12;18. Which is greater?
This is 6th Grade math by the way.
well, which is greater
22/8 or 12/18
even without figuring, it should be clear that
22/8 > 1
12/18 < 1
12:18 is greater
To determine which ratio is greater, let's compare the two ratios.
The ratio for students who have a computer to those who do not is 22:8.
The ratio for students who have a cell phone to those who do not is 12:18.
To make it easier to compare, let's simplify both ratios by dividing the terms by their greatest common divisor.
For the computer ratio, the greatest common divisor of 22 and 8 is 2. So, the simplified ratio becomes 11:4.
For the cell phone ratio, the greatest common divisor of 12 and 18 is 6. So, the simplified ratio becomes 2:3.
Now we can see that the ratio 11:4 (computer) is greater than the ratio 2:3 (cell phone).
Therefore, the ratio for students who have a computer to those who do not is greater than the ratio for students who have a cell phone to those who do not.