Episode 15 of 17
Boys, girls and teachers at a camp
The question
A group of pupils and teachers went on a nature camp. The table shows how many of each there were. Write each ratio in its simplest form.
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(a) Find the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys.
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(b) Find the ratio of the number of teachers to the number of pupils.
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(c) Find the ratio of the number of boys to the number of people at the camp altogether.
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Answer
- (a)3 : 5
- (b)1 : 8
- (c)5 : 9
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