Ms. Chang has 24 students in her class, and 8 of them are boys. What is the ratio of boys to girls?
A. 1:2
B. 1:3
C. 2:1
D. 2:3
I think the answer is D but i'n not sure.
No.
With 8 boys, there must be 16 girls.
would it be B
What is 8/16 simplified?
To find the ratio of boys to girls, you need to compare the number of boys to the number of girls in the class.
In this case, Ms. Chang has 24 students in her class and 8 of them are boys. To find the number of girls, you can subtract the number of boys from the total number of students: 24 - 8 = 16.
So, there are 16 girls in the class.
Now that we know there are 8 boys and 16 girls, we can express the ratio of boys to girls as 8:16.
However, this ratio can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 8 in this case.
8 ÷ 8 = 1
16 ÷ 8 = 2
So, the simplified ratio of boys to girls is 1:2.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. 1:2.