To find the ratio of the number of female passengers to the total number of passengers, we first need to determine the total number of passengers on the airplane.
The number of male passengers is 2, and the number of female passengers is 42.
Total number of passengers: \[ \text{Total passengers} = \text{Number of men} + \text{Number of women} = 2 + 42 = 44 \]
Now we calculate the ratio of female passengers to the total number of passengers: \[ \text{Ratio of female passengers} = \frac{\text{Number of women}}{\text{Total passengers}} = \frac{42}{44} \]
This fraction can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2: \[ \frac{42 \div 2}{44 \div 2} = \frac{21}{22} \]
Thus, the ratio of the number of female passengers to the total number of passengers is: \[ \frac{21}{22} \]
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