At Crescent High School, 108 students plan on going to an in-state college and 63 students plan on going to an out-of-state college. What is the ratio of students planning on going to an in-state college to students planning on going to an out-of-state college?
A.
108:1
B.
7:12
C.
1:108
D.
12:7
To find the ratio of students planning on going to an in-state college to students planning on going to an out-of-state college, we need to divide the number of students planning on going to an in-state college by the number of students planning on going to an out-of-state college.
108 students in-state / 63 students out-of-state
Simplifying the ratio, we get:
(108/63)
Dividing both numbers by the greatest common divisor of 108 and 63, which is 9:
(12/7)
Therefore, the ratio of students planning on going to an in-state college to students planning on going to an out-of-state college is 12:7.
Answer: D. 12:7