Out of $24$ students in a class , $7$ like tea, $13$ like coffee and the remaining like milk. Find the ratio of the number of students who like tea to the number of students who like coffee.

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Solution

Step 1: Write the number of students who like tea and coffee
Number of students like tea $=$ $7$
Number of students like coffee $=$ $13$
Step 2: Find the ratio
The ratio of the number of students who like tea to the number of students who like coffee $=$ $\frac{7}{13} = 7 : 13$
Hence, the ratio of the number of students who like tea to the number of students who like coffee = 7:13

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