There were 6 girls and 18 boys in Mrs. Johnson’s Class. Write a ratio of the # of boys in fraction form. Then write the fraction as a repeating decimal.

Respuesta :

Ratio is boys to girls.

[tex]\frac{girls}{boys}[/tex]

18 boys and 6 girls

[tex]\frac{6}{18} = \frac{1}{3}[/tex]

Convert the fraction to a decimal

[tex]\frac{1}{3} = 0.333333[/tex]

Answer

Fraction form: [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

Repeating decimal: [tex]0.333333[/tex]