Question

There are $24$ girls and $36$ boys in a class$.$ What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in the class$?$

Answer 1

Step $1:$ To find out the ratio of number of girls to the total number of students in the class.

Given number of girls in the class $=$$24$

Number of boys in the class $=$$36$

Total number of students in the class $=$$24$ $+$ $36$

$=60$

Step $2:$ Now write the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys in the class

Required Ratio$=24:36$

Step $3:$ Convert ratio into fraction and write it into its simplest form

$24:36$ can be written as

$=\frac{24}{36},$divide the numerator and denominator by $12$

$=\frac{24/12}{36/12}$

$=\frac{2}{3}$

Step $4:$Convert fraction into ratio

Required ratio$=2:3$

Hence, the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys in the class is $2:3$