Question

A high school championship football game was attended by 1,580 fans. There were 640 were out-of-state fans at the game. The other fans who attended were local.

Which statement is TRUE when interpreting the ratio of out-of-state fans attending the game to the total number of fans attending? A) 32 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans B) 47 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans C) more than 47 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans D) at least 32 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans

Answer 1

A)

Explanation:

• total number of fans = 1580
• out of state fans = 640
• local fans = total number of fans - out of state fans = 1580 - 640 = 940

ratio of out of state fans to total number of fans:

640 : 1580 = 640/1580 = 32/79

So 32 out of every 79 fans were out of state fans

Answer 2

A) 32 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans

Explanation:

640 were out-of-state fans : 1,580 fans in the game

32 were out-of-state fans : 79 fans in the game

✔A) 32 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans

B) 47 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans

C) more than 47 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans

D) at least 32 out of every 79 fans attending were out-of-state fans