Tennis club
Three-quarters of the junior members of a tennis club are boys and the rest are girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls among these members?
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Problem
Three-quarters of the members of a junior tennis club are boys and the rest are girls.
What is the ratio of boys to girls in the club?
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Student Solutions
Answer: 3:1
If three-quarters of the members are boys then one-quarter are girls and the number of boys is 3 times the number of girls.