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Proportional Reasoning

Question 10 • EF Math 12 1st Nine Weeks

There are 96 girls in a junior class of 176 students. Find the ratio of girls to boys.

Answer
A
11:6
B
5:6
C
6:11
D
6:5

Explanation

There are 176 − 96 = 80 boys. The ratio of girls to boys is 96:80; dividing both numbers by 16 gives 6:5. So the correct choice is 6:5.

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