Question

Last season, a softball team played 18 games. The team won 15 of these games. What is the ratio of the softball team's wins to its total number of games played ?

Answer 1

5:6

Explanation:

Given the total number of games played by the softball team = 18 games

Total games won = 15 games

Ratio of the softball team's wins to its total number of games played can be gotten by simply dividing the total games won by the total games played

Ratio =
`(total \ teams's win)/(total\ number\ of \ games\ played)`

`Ratio = (15)/(18)`

Expressing the ratio in its lowest term

`Ratio = (3*5)/(3*6) \\\\Ratio = (5)/(6)`

Hence, the ratio of the softball team's wins to its total number of games played is 5:6