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Problem: A karate team had 6 girls and 9 boys. Then 2 more girls and 3 more boys joined the team. Did the ratio of girls to boys stay the same?Explain.

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The answer would be yes. The way to solve this is by simplifying the first ratio. The first ratio should be girls to boys, which is 6:9. And since ratio can be fractions, 6:9 could be 6/9. Since 6/9 can simplify, you would get 2/3. Now we need to add the 2 girls and 3 boys back into the ratio. The ratio would then look like 8:12. And 8:12 could be 8/12, and 8/12 can be simplify, we get 2/3. So this means that the ratio stayed the same.
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