Question

Of the 30 champions of the National Spelling Bee from 1974 to 2003, 16 are boys. Find the ratio of the number of champions who are girls to the number who are boys.

Answer 1

Answer:

14/16 or 7/8.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know the total champions is 30. There are 16 boys, so to find the number of girls we can do 30-16. This gives us 14. Now we know that there are 16 boys and 14 girls, and the question is asking for the ratio of champions who are girls to the number who are boys. This means the ratio would simply be 14 to 16, for every 14 girls there are 16 boys. You can simply this ratio to 7 to 8, meaning for every 7 girls there are 8 boys.