Question

At a party, there are 40 children and 20 adults.What fraction shows the ratio of children to the total number of people at the party?A. $\frac{20}{40}$B.$\frac{40}{20}$C.$\frac{40}{60}$B.$\frac{60}{40}$

Answer 1

In order to find the ratio of children to the total number of people, first let's find the total number of people in the party.

To do so, we just need to sum the number of children to the number of adults:

$n=40+20=60$

Now, to calculate the ratio, we just need to divide the number of children by the total number of people:

$\text{ratio}=\frac{40}{60}$

So the answer is option C.