SOLUTION: In a live concert, 425 boys and 300 girls participated. Find the ratio of boys to girls. Solution and answer:

Question 891073: In a live concert, 425 boys and 300 girls participated. Find the ratio of boys to girls.
Solution and answer:
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ratio of boys to girls is 425:300 --
Now you have to reduce that as much as possible. You can see right off that 25 goes into each.
425 divided by 25: 300 divided by 25
17:12
Are there any common factors of 17 and 12 (excepting 1)?
No. The ratio is correct as stands. 17:12
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