Question

At the outdoor centre, there were the same numbers of boys and

girls. Five out of every 8 boys wanted to kayak. Two out of every
3 girls wanted to kayak. Do more boys than girls want to kayak?
Explain.

Answer 1

More girls.

Step-by-step explanation:

Think of the numerical differences: 5/8 is smaller than 2/3

Say there are 100 boys and 100 girls. 5/8 boys would be equal to approximately 63 boys (rounding up). 2/3 girls would be equal to approximately 67 girls (rounding up again).