Question

There are 42 boys in the six grade the number of girls in the six grade is 56 Emma says the ratio of boys to the number of girls in the six grade is 5:6 is Emma correct

Answer 1

Answer:

  no

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio is ...

  boys : girls = 42 : 56 = (14·3) : (14·4) = 3 : 4 . . . . not 5:6

Emma is not correct.