Question

A gardening club has 60 members, of which 9 are males and the rest are
females. What is
the ratio of females to males?
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Answer 1

To find the ratio of female members to male members in the gardening club, we first need to determine how many females there are.

Given:
- Total members = 60
- Male members = 9

To find the number of females:
\[ \text{Female members} = \text{Total members} - \text{Male members} = 60 - 9 = 51 \]

Now, we have:
- Female members = 51
- Male members = 9

The ratio of females to males can be expressed as:
\[ \text{Ratio of females to males} = \frac{\text{Number of females}}{\text{Number of males}} = \frac{51}{9} \]

To simplify the ratio:
\[ \frac{51}{9} \text{ can be simplified to } \frac{17}{3} \text{ (by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 3).} \]

Thus, the ratio of female members to male members is:
**17:3**.