Question

The Top-Notch Middle School had athletes from all the grades playing on a sports team.

6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
Basketball 2 4 7
Baseball 1 6 5
Soccer 7 4 4
Football 8 15 10


Explain what the ratio 15:73 represents.
The ratio 15:73 represents the ratio of total athletes to 7th grade football players.
The ratio 15:73 represents the ratio of 8th grade baseball players to total athletes.
The ratio 15:73 represents the ratio of 7th grade football players to total athletes.
The ratio 15:73 represents the ratio of 6th grade athletes to total athletes.

Answer 1

This is really simple! If you add the students all together you get 73! While 15 is the amount of 7 graders playing football. So 15:73

Answer 2

The ratio 15:73 represents the ratio of 7th-grade football players to total players.

Explanation:

If you add all the players together, you get 73. The number of 7th-grade football players is 15.