The sixth grade chorus has a boy to girl ratio of 3:8 which of the following ratios is equivalent to this ratio?
A) 15 boys to 55 girls
B) 55 boys to 15 girls
C) 40 boys to 15 girls
D) 15 boys to 40 girls
The answer to this question is D because the ratio is 3 boys to 8 girls. Therefore there should be 3 boys for every 8 girls. So if you divide 15 and 40 you would get your ratio 3:8.
