Question

There are four more girls than boys in Ms. Raub's class of 28 students. What is the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys in her class?There are four more girls than boys in Ms. Raub's class of 2828 students. What is the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys in her class?

Answer 1

Ratio: girls to boys 16/12 ⇒ simplified to 4/3 or 4:3 or 4 girls to 3 boys

Boys = x 
Girls = x + 4
Total number of students = 28

Boys + Girls = Total number of students
x + x + 4 = 28
2x = 28 - 4
2x = 24
2x/2 = 24/2
x = 12  no. of boys.

x + 4 = 12 + 4 = 16 number of girls

ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys
16/12 ⇒ simplified to 4/3 or 4:3 or 4 to 3