Question

There are 7 girls and 9 boys on a playground.

Answer 1

The ratio of the number of girls to the total number of children is 7 : 16.

Ratio is defined as follows:

• It is a comparison between two or more numbers that measures sizes in relation to each other
• It describe how much of a thing is compared to another.

The number of girls in the playground = 7

The number of boys in the playground = 9

The total number in the playground is the sum of the number of girls and the number of boys.

Therefore,

total children in the playground = 7 + 9 = 16

The ratio of the number of girls to the total number of children can be express as follows:

• Ratio  = 7 : 16

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Answer 2

Total number of children= 7+9=16

ratio of girls to total students = 7:16