The number of boys and girls in a school at 360 and 240 respectively. What is the ratio of number of boys to total students?

The number of boys and girls in a school at 360 and 240 respectively. What is the ratio of number of boys to total students?

Explanation

The total number of students in the school is 360 boys + 240 girls = 600 students.

The ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students is 360/600 = 3/5.

This can also be written as a fraction as 3:5 or as a decimal as 0.6.