Can anyone help me to do ratios? I have to work out the ratio of men to women, there are 8 men and 26 women?

Question

Can anyone help me to do ratios? I have to work out the ratio of men to women, there are 8 men and 26 women?

Answer 1

Men:Women

= 8:26

= 4:13

Answer 2

It's simple. If there's 8 men and 26 women the ratio is just

8:26

However, as others have said, you want your ratios to be as small as possible, by dividing both sides by the same number to give whole numbers. In this case 8:26 can be simplified to 4:13.

Answer 3

men:women

4:13

Answer 4

Ratios should be reduced to the smalles numbers possible (ie 1:1 is the ideal ratio).  8:26 can be reduced further by dividing both sides by 2 giving a ratio of 4:13 men to women

Answer 5

You just reduce each figure equally as much as you can but keeping whole numbers. Half 8 = 4  half 26 = 13. Ratio 4:13

2:6.5 is not used.

Answer 6

1. Find a common factor

2. Simplify using the common factor

3. Check

ex: 8- 1, (2), 4, 8

     26- 1, (2), 13, 26   therefore 8:26 is equivalent to 4:13 (Men: Women)