Question

30 girls who tried out for the lacrosse team Euclid middle school 12 were selected of the 40 boys Who tried out 16 were selected are the ratios of the number of students on the team to the number of students trying out the same for both boys and girls

Answer 1

12/30=2/5
16/40=2/5
The ratio is the same because they both simplify to 2/5

Answer 2

Yes, the ratio of the number of students on the team to the number of students trying out is same for both girls and boys.

The ratio is: 2:5

Explanation:

It is given that:

• Out of 30 girls who tried out for the lacrosse team Euclid middle school 12 were selected.

This means that the ratio of the number of girls on the team to the number of girls trying out is:

12/30=2/5

• Also, 40 boys Who tried out 16 were selected .

This means that the ratio of the number of boys on the team to the number of boys trying out is:

16/40=2/5

Hence, we get that the ratio is same for boys and girls i.e. 2:5