Question

In a class test, Bisi, Shola and Kehinde scored 56 marks, 63 marks and 42 marks respectively. Express these marks in the form of a proportion. Express Shola's and Kehinde's marks each as a fraction of Bisi's marks. ​

Answer 1

To express these marks in the form of a proportion, we can divide each of the scores by the total score:

Bisi: 56 / (56 + 63 + 42) = 0.32

Shola: 63 / (56 + 63 + 42) = 0.36

Kehinde: 42 / (56 + 63 + 42) = 0.24

So the proportion of their scores is 0.32 : 0.36 : 0.24.

To express Shola's and Kehinde's marks each as a fraction of Bisi's marks, we can divide their scores by Bisi's score:

Shola: 63 / 56 = 1.125 (or 9/8)

Kehinde: 42 / 56 = 0.75 (or 3/4)

So Shola's marks are 9/8 of Bisi's marks, and Kehinde's marks are 3/4 of Bisi's marks.