22 out of 64 students are going on a field trip. What is the ratio of the number of students who are going on the field trip to the total number of students?

Write your answer as two numbers separated by a colon (for example, 2:3)

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To find the ratio of the number of students going on the field trip to the total number of students, we have:

Number of students going on the field trip = 22
Total number of students = 64

Now, we can express the ratio as:

\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{22}{64} \]

Next, we simplify this fraction. Both numbers can be divided by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 22:

\[ \frac{22 \div 22}{64 \div 22} = \frac{1}{2.909} \approx 1:2.909 \]

However, this ratio should ideally be presented in a simple integer form. Let's simplify it directly by calculating:

22 to 64 simplifies to:

\[ \text{GCD of 22 and 64} = 2 \]

Thus,

22 ÷ 2 = 11
64 ÷ 2 = 32

This simplifies the ratio to:

\[ 11:32 \]

Therefore, the ratio of the number of students who are going on the field trip to the total number of students is:

\[ \boxed{11:32} \]