Question

A total of 3600 athletes participated in the Singapore 2010 youth Olympic games there were 1200 media representatives who reported on the games 20 000 volunteers who helped out during the game and 370 000 was spectator who attended the games. Find the ratio of 1 the number of athletes to the number of volunteers

Answer 1

Answer:

9:50

Step-by-step explanation:

Total of athletes: 3600

Total of volunteers : 20 000

Solution:

3600 : 20 000

(Cut 2 zero's from each number)

36 : 200

(reduce by 2 times table)

18 : 100

(reduce by 2 times table)

9:50  Answer

Answer 2

Answer: 9 : 50

Step-by-step explanation:

There were 3,600 athletes and 20,000 volunteers.

Ratio of the number of athletes to the number of volunteers;

3,600 : 20,000

Taking that to the simplest form;

Divide by 100

3,600/100 : 20,000/100

36 : 200

Divide by 4

36/4 : 200/4

9 : 50