The ratio of girls to boys in Mr. Maddox's class of 20 students is 3:2. The ratio of girls to boys in Ms. Woods class of 17 students is 2:1. which teacher has more girls?
3 + 2 = 5
20/5 = 4
4 * 3 = 12 girls
4 * 2 = 8
Are you sure Ms. Wood has 17 students?
Yes Ms. Wood's has 17 students
are you sure and that is a really good answer lol
To find out which teacher has more girls, we can compare the number of girls in each class.
First, let's find the number of girls in Mr. Maddox's class. The ratio of girls to boys is given as 3:2. This means that for every 3 girls, there are 2 boys.
We can calculate the number of girls in Mr. Maddox's class by dividing the total number of students (20) by the sum of the parts in the ratio (3 + 2 = 5), and then multiplying that result by the number of girls in the ratio (3).
Number of girls in Mr. Maddox's class = (20 / 5) * 3 = 12
So, Mr. Maddox's class has 12 girls.
Now, let's do the same calculation for Ms. Woods' class. The ratio of girls to boys is given as 2:1. This means that for every 2 girls, there is 1 boy.
We can calculate the number of girls in Ms. Woods' class by dividing the total number of students (17) by the sum of the parts in the ratio (2 + 1 = 3), and then multiplying that result by the number of girls in the ratio (2).
Number of girls in Ms. Woods' class = (17 / 3) * 2 ≈ 11.33
Since we're dealing with whole numbers of students, we need to round the result to the nearest whole number. Since 11.33 is closer to 11 than it is to 12, we can say that Ms. Woods' class has 11 girls.
Comparing the number of girls, we can see that Mr. Maddox's class has more girls (12 girls) than Ms. Woods' class (11 girls).
Therefore, Mr. Maddox's class has more girls than Ms. Woods' class.