SOLUTION: There are 5 girls to 15 boys in a class. Which of these is equivalent to the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students in the class A 5/15 B 15% C 3:4 D 3

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Question 671878: There are 5 girls to 15 boys in a class. Which of these is equivalent to the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students in the class
A 5/15
B 15%
C 3:4
D 3 to 1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 15 boys and 15+5 = 20 students total.

So the ratio of boys to total students is 15:20 which reduces to 3:4