Question

Of the 30 girls who tried out for the lacrosse team at 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?How do you know?

Answer 1

30:12 reduces to 10:4 or 5:2 40:16 reduces to 10:4 or 5:2 so yes they are the same for both boys and girls.