Question

there were 48 females and 60 males present at the high school per rally. Find the ratio of the males to the total number of people present. express as simplified ratio

Answer 1

Answer:

  5/9

Step-by-step explanation:

  total present = males + females = 60 + 48 = 108

The desired ratio is ...

  males/total present = 60/108 = 5/9

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{5}{9}$

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 60 males out of 108 people.  So the ratio is $\frac{60}{108}$.  Now, you need to simplify this, that would be $\frac{5}{9}$