Question

there are 8 men and 8 women running a race. what is the ratio of the number of female runners to the total number of runners? write your answer as a fraction. use a slash ( / ) to separate the numerator and denominator.

Explanation:

Step1: Find number of female runners

There are 8 women (female runners), so numerator is 8.

Step2: Find total number of runners

Total runners = men + women = 8 + 8 = 16, so denominator is 16.

Step3: Form the fraction

The ratio of female runners to total runners is $\frac{8}{16}$, which simplifies to $\frac{1}{2}$ (but we can also present the original fraction before simplification as 8/16, or simplified as 1/2. Since the problem says "write your answer as a fraction" without specifying simplification, but 8/16 or 1/2 are correct. Let's check: female runners are 8, total is 16, so 8/16 = 1/2.

Answer:

8/16 (or 1/2)