Question

of girls who tried out for the lacrosse team at euclid middle school, 12 were selected. of the 40 boys who tried out , 16 were selected are the ratios of the number of students on the team to the number of students trying out the same for both boys and girls how do you know

Answer 1

Answer: Yes, is the same ratio.

Step-by-step explanation:

For the girls we have that out of the 30 that tried out for the team, 12 were selected. The ratio for the girls is:

`(12)/(30)=(2)/(5)`

(we simplify 12/30 by dividing the numerator and denominator by 6)

For the boys we have that out of the 40 that tried out for the team, 16 were selected. The ratio for the boys is:

`(16)/(40)=(2)/(5)`

(we simplify 16/40 by dividing the numerator and denominator by 8)

We can see that the ratio of the number of students on the team to the number of students trying out is the same for girls and boys.