Question

this fall, 126 students participated in soccer program, while 54 played volleyball. what was the ratio of players to volleyball players? A.4/3 B.7/3 C. 3/4 D. 3/7

Answer 1

The answer is B. put 126 and 54 into lowest terms which is 7:3

Answer 2

Ratio of soccer players to volleyball players is 7/3

Explanation:

The ratio represents how many units are of one kind compare with another kind.

In this case , we are comparing students that participate in soccer program with the students that participate in volleyball. There are 126 student that play soccer compare with 54 student that play volleyball. To get the ratio we divide both amounts.

Ratio= 126/54 if we divide both members by 18

Ratio=7/3