Question

1.

Ms. Abbott's 6th grade class has 18 students with brown eyes and 12 students with blue eyes. Ms. Downey's class has 15 students with brown eyes and 10 students with blue eyes. Which classroom has a higher ratio of brown eyes?
a.
Ms. Abbott's class
c.
They are the same
b.
Mrs. Downey's class
d.
Mrs. Smith's class

Answer 1

Answer: A Ms. Abbott’s class

Answer 2

They are both the same

Explanation:

(ratio of brown eyes to blue eyes)

Ms. Abbott's class- 18:12

Ms. Downey's class- 15:10

if you simplify both of the ratio's you'll get 3:2 for both of them. Therefore both classes have the same ratio of brown eyes to blue eyes.