here are 5 boys and 10 girls in the glee club. Which ratio represents the number of boys in the club to the total number of students in the club?

Question

One-third
One-half
Two-thirds
StartFraction 3 Over 1 EndFraction

Answer 1

To find the ratio of the number of boys in the glee club to the total number of students in the club, we first determine the total number of students.

There are 5 boys and 10 girls in the club:

$$\text{Total number of students}=\text{Number of boys}+\text{Number of girls}=5+10=15$$

Now we can set up the ratio of boys to total students:

$$\text{Ratio}=\frac{\text{Number of boys}}{\text{Total number of students}}=\frac{5}{15}$$

To simplify this fraction:

$$\frac{5}{15}=\frac{1}{3}$$

So, the ratio of the number of boys in the club to the total number of students is $\frac{1}{3}$.

The correct answer is One-third.