Answer: 3 : 1
Step-by-step explanation:
We know that there are 48 kids in Elm street.
12 of them are boys, then the number of girls will be:
48 - 12 = 36
So there are 12 boys and 36 girls.
Then the ratio of girls to boys is 36:12
We can divide both numbers by the same number and we will get an equivalent ratio, if we divide by 12 in both sides, we have:
36/12 : 12/12
3 : 1
Then the ratio is 3 to 1.
