In Mr. Xang's French class, there are thirty-eight male students and forty-two female students. Which of the following expresses the ratio of female students to male students in simplest form?

A. 38:42

B. 21:19

C. 19:21

D. 42:38

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Mathematics

Nora Frost

21 July, 11:49

In Mr. Xang's French class, there are thirty-eight male students and forty-two female students. Which of the following expresses the ratio of female students to male students in simplest form?

A. 38:42

B. 21:19

C. 19:21

D. 42:38

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Finley Spears · Answer 1

B. because when you write the ratio as 42:38, you can simplify it by dividing by 2. After that, you can't divide 21:19 evenly, so that is the simplest form.

Adelaide Barber · Answer 2

First you express them according to the numbers which will be 42:38 then you find a common factor and divide it by 2 which will give you 21:19 (B) and that's the simplest form

In Mr. Xang's French class, there are thirty-eight male students and forty-two female students. Which of the following expresses the ratio of female students to male students in simplest form?A. 38:42B. 21:19C. 19:21D. 42:38

In Mr. Xang's French class, there are thirty-eight male students and forty-two female students. Which of the following expresses the ratio of female students to male students in simplest form?

A. 38:42

B. 21:19

C. 19:21

D. 42:38