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An elementary school class has 50 boys and 75 girls. Write the ratio of boys to girls as a fraction in simplest form.

A. [tex]\frac{50}{75}[/tex]

B. [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex]

C. [tex]\frac{75}{50}[/tex]

D. [tex]\frac{3}{2}[/tex]

Answer :

boys to girls means boys first then girls
50 boys 75 girls
50/75
the greatest common factor for both numbers is 25 so you divide both numbers by 25 to simplify it
50 divided by 25
75 divided by 25

2/3

Answer:

50/75 u have to find a common number and the common number is 25

25 to 50 2 times

25 to 75 3 times

therefor the answer is 2/3

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