The ratio of girls to boys is:

the ratio of striped ties to to solid ties is:
70÷6=11.66666667 this is the exact answer
There are 12 inches in one foot. 120 x 12 = 1,440 inches. The correct ratio to be placed is the 5th one (aka 12 inches over 1 foot).
So use undistributive properyt]
ab+ac=a(b+c)
so factor 24a dadn 28 to find 'a' the common factor
24=2 times 2 times 2 times 3 tiems a
28=2 times 2 times 7
common one is 2 itmes 2=4
a=4
4(2 times3 times a)+4(7)=4(6a)+4(7)=4(6a+7)