Over the past month, a hairstylist has had 56 female clients and 24 male clients. What is the ratio of male clients to female cl

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NNADVOKAT [17]

2 years ago

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Over the past month, a hairstylist has had 56 female clients and 24 male clients. What is the ratio of male clients to female cl

ients for this hairstylist?
A.) 3:7
B.) 3:10
C.) 7:10
D.) 7:3

Mathematics

2 answers:

Oduvanchick [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-08T06:12:07+03:00

Oduvanchick [21]2 years ago

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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Right now, our ratio of male to female is 24:56. We need to reduce this, kind of like how you would reduce a fraction. 24÷8=3 and 56÷8=7, so our new ratio is 3:7.

irga5000 [103] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-08T04:08:07+03:00

irga5000 [103]2 years ago

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Answer:

D.) 7:3

Step-by-step explanation:

First, find the LCM of the numbers, which is 8.

Then divide each number by 8

56÷8=7 24÷8= 3

Then, put them in a ratio

7:3