there are 13 boys and 14 girls in mrs greens class if 3 of the students are absent today what is the ratio of students absent to students present?

To find the ratio of students absent to students present, we need to determine the number of students present in Mrs. Green's class.

First, calculate the total number of students in the class by adding the number of boys and girls:
Total students = number of boys + number of girls
Total students = 13 boys + 14 girls
Total students = 27 students

Next, subtract the number of absent students from the total number of students to determine the number of students present:
Students present = Total students - Number of absent students
Students present = 27 students - 3 absent students
Students present = 24 students

So, there are 24 students present in Mrs. Green's class today.

To find the ratio of students absent to students present, divide the number of absent students by the number of students present:
Ratio of students absent to students present = Number of absent students / Number of students present
Ratio of students absent to students present = 3 absent students / 24 students present

Simplifying the ratio, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by the greatest common divisor, which is 3 in this case:
Ratio of students absent to students present = 1/8

Therefore, the ratio of students absent to students present in Mrs. Green's class is 1:8.

27 total students

3 absent, so

3/27

27 total - 3 absent = 24 present

so,

3/24