Mrs. Rodriquez has 24 students in her class. Ten of the student or boys. Jeff Claims that the ratio of boys to girls in the class must be 5:12. What is Jeff’s error and how can he correct it?

A. Jeff found the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students. He needed to first find that there are 14 girls to get a ratio of 10:14 or 5:7.

B. Jeff found the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students. He needed to first find that there are 14 girls to get a ratio of 14:10 or 7:5.

C. Jeff did not write the ratio in the correct order. He should Of written as 24:10.

D. Jeff did not write the ratio in the correct order. He should of written it as 12:5