{"id":133137,"date":"2024-08-22T14:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133137"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:53:57","slug":"a-class-of-28-students-has-13-boys-and-15-girls-what-is-ratio-of-girls-to-boys-in-the-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/a-class-of-28-students-has-13-boys-and-15-girls-what-is-ratio-of-girls-to-boys-in-the-class\/","title":{"rendered":"A class of 28 students has 13 boys and 15 girls. What is ratio of girls to boys in the class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A class of 28 students has 13 boys and 15 girls. What is ratio of girls to boys in the class?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>15:28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>13:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>13:28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>15:13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-Capture-2024-08-22-10-53-32-1024x360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133138\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. 15:13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To find the ratio of girls to boys, you compare the number of girls to the number of boys.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The class has 15 girls and 13 boys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the ratio of girls to boys is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ratio=Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;girlsNumber&nbsp;of&nbsp;boys=1513\\text{Ratio} = \\frac{\\text{Number of girls}}{\\text{Number of boys}} = \\frac{15}{13}Ratio=Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;boysNumber&nbsp;of&nbsp;girls\u200b=1315\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expressed as a ratio, this is written as <strong>15:13<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A class of 28 students has 13 boys and 15 girls. 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