True or False: The ratio of boys to girls in Miss Bennet's class is 2:1. This ratio means there are two boys and one girl in Miss Bennet's class.- Is it true or False, and WHY?

Answer 1

It's false. Why do you think it's false?

What does a ratio mean?

Could there be 20 boys and 10 girls in the class?

Answer 2

A ratio compares two numbers by using division. I'm confused Ms. Sue, how do i get it?

Answer 3

The ratio means that there are 2 boys to every girl.

2:1 = 4/2 = 6/3 = 8/4 ~~~~20/10

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/ratio.html

Answer 4

Okay.I got to try rereading the ratios to understand it better. Thanks Ms. Sue

Answer 5

You're welcome, Losa. That website is usually a good place to learn math concepts.