North Region South Region Total
Ages under 15 (children) 270 389 659
Ages 15 - 64 (working) 673 579 1252
Ages over 64 (elderly) 197 348 545
Total 1140 1316 2456
Using the South Region, calculate the ratio of Under 15 to Over 64 ages. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. 2 points
Is this a part-to-part or a part-to-whole ratio? 1 point
Use your answer from the first part in a meaningful sentence. 3 points
WHATS THE ANSWERS?!?!?
To calculate the ratio of ages under 15 to ages over 64 in the South Region, we need to divide the number of ages under 15 (389) by the number of ages over 64 (348).
The ratio is calculated as follows:
Ratio = Ages under 15 / Ages over 64
= 389 / 348
≈ 1.12 (rounded to 2 decimal places)
This is a part-to-part ratio because we are comparing two specific parts of the population (ages under 15 and ages over 64) within the South Region.
In a meaningful sentence, we can say, "The ratio of ages under 15 to ages over 64 in the South Region is approximately 1.12, indicating that there are more children under 15 than elderly individuals over 64 in this region."