Ten children in a kindergarten class own a dog. fourteen children in the class do not own a dog. find the ratio of the number of children who own a dog to the number of children in the class. express the ratio as a simplified fraction.

A ratio is the relationship between the quantities that are given in the problem. There are 10 kids who own a dog and 14 kids who do not. So there are 24 kids in class (10+14). The relationship of dog owners to total in class is 10 to 24.

FIND TOTAL IN CLASS:
=10 + 14
=24 total kids in class

FIND RATIO:
Ratio of dog owners to total in class
=10/24
simplify/reduce by 2
=5/12

ANSWER: The ratio of those who own dogs to total in class is 5 to 12 and can be expressed as 5/12.

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