a) The team that won the higher proportion of silver medals is City Athletics with 0.55 compared to TelgoFord's 0.45.
b) The number of silver medals won by each team is as follows:
City Athletics = 132
TelgoFord Track = 108.
c) The team that won the higher number of silver medals is City Athletics with 132 medals compared to TelgoFord's 108 medals.
How the proportions are computed:
a) The proportion of Gold medals won by City Athletics = 180/396 = 0.4545.
The proportion of Gold medals won by TelgoFord Track = 216/396 = 54.55.
The proportion of Silver medals won by City Athletics = 132/240 = 0.55
The proportion of Silver medals won by TelgoFord Track = 108/240 = 0.45
The proportion of Bronze medals won by City Athletics = 48/84 = 0.57
The proportion of Bronze medals won by TelgoFord Track = 36/84 = 0.43
City Athletics TelgoFord Track Total
Gold 180 216 396 (180 + 216)
Silver 132 108 240 (132 + 108)
Bronze 48 36 84 (48 + 36)
Thus, the proportions can be expressed in percentages, decimals, or fractions.
Complete Question:
The medals won by two teams in a competition are shown below.
a) Which team won the higher proportion of silver medals?
b) Work out how many silver medals each team won.
c) Which team won the higher number of silver medals?
d) Do we know the total of medals won by each competition?
City Athletics TelgoFord Track
Gold 180 216
Silver 132 108
Bronze 48 36