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Age Height Ratios

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Age Height Ratios


1. The problem asks for the ratio of Toyin's age to Ade's age. 2. Toyin is 16 years old and Ade is 12 years old. 3. The ratio is therefore $$\frac{16}{12}$$. 4. Simplify the fraction by dividing numerator and denominator by 4: $$\frac{16 \div 4}{12 \div 4} = \frac{4}{3}$$. 5. So, the ratio of Toyin's age to Ade's age is **4:3**. --- 1. Find the ratio of Tola's height to Funmilola's height. 2. Tola's height is 1.10 m and Funmilola's is 1.25 m. 3. The ratio is $$\frac{1.10}{1.25}$$. 4. Convert to fractions or decimals: $$\frac{1.10}{1.25} = \frac{110}{125}$$. 5. Simplify by dividing numerator and denominator by 5: $$\frac{110 \div 5}{125 \div 5} = \frac{22}{25}$$. 6. So, the ratio of Tola's height to Funmilola's height is **22:25**. --- 1. A bag has 40 oranges, 15 of which are bad. 2. The good oranges = 40 - 15 = 25. 3. We want the ratio of bad oranges to good oranges: $$\frac{15}{25}$$. 4. Simplify by dividing numerator and denominator by 5: $$\frac{15 \div 5}{25 \div 5} = \frac{3}{5}$$. 5. The ratio of bad to good oranges is **3:5**. --- 1. Find the ratio of 12 m to 15 m. 2. The ratio is $$\frac{12}{15}$$. 3. Simplify by dividing numerator and denominator by 3: $$\frac{12 \div 3}{15 \div 3} = \frac{4}{5}$$. 4. So, the ratio is **4:5**. --- 1. The ratio of boys to girls is 5 : 8. 2. There are 25 boys. 3. Let the number of girls be $$x$$. 4. Set up the proportion: $$\frac{5}{8} = \frac{25}{x}$$. 5. Cross multiply: $$5x = 8 \times 25$$ $$5x = 200$$ 6. Divide both sides by 5: $$x = \frac{200}{5} = 40$$. 7. So, there are **40 girls** in the class.