Emily’s mom is buying party favors for her birthday party. There are 16 kids coming altogether. If there are 10 girls coming, what is the ratio of boys to girls that will be at the party?(1 point)

Question

Responses

10:6
ratio of 10 to 6

5:3
ratio of 5 to 3

10:16
ratio of 10 to 16

3:5

Answer 1

To find the ratio of boys to girls at Emily's birthday party, we first need to determine how many boys will be attending.

Total kids coming: 16
Girls coming: 10

To find the number of boys, we subtract the number of girls from the total number of kids:

Number of boys = Total kids - Girls coming = 16 - 10 = 6 boys

Now we have 6 boys and 10 girls. The ratio of boys to girls can be expressed as:

Ratio of boys to girls = Number of boys : Number of girls
= 6 : 10

To simplify this ratio, we divide both sides by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 2:

6 ÷ 2 = 3
10 ÷ 2 = 5

So, the simplified ratio of boys to girls is:

3 : 5

Therefore, the correct response is:

3:5
ratio of 3 to 5