SOLUTION: There are 6 girls and 27 boys in an after-school computer club. Write the ratio of girls : boys in its simplest form.

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Question 758540: There are 6 girls and 27 boys in an after-school computer club.
Write the ratio of girls : boys in its simplest form.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 6 girls and 27 boys in an after-school computer club.
Write the ratio of girls : boys in its simplest form.
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6:27 or 6/27
= 2:9 or 2/9
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Is there some reason you can't divide by 3?