Question

There were 6 girls and 18 boys in Mrs. Johnson’s Class. Write a ratio of the # of boys in fraction form. Then write the fraction as a repeating decimal.

Answer 1

Ratio is boys to girls.

$\frac{girls}{boys}$

18 boys and 6 girls

$\frac{6}{18} = \frac{1}{3}$

Convert the fraction to a decimal

$\frac{1}{3} = 0.333333$

Answer

Fraction form: $\frac{1}{3}$

Repeating decimal: $0.333333$