Question

Of th 30 girls who tried out for the lacrosse team team at Euclid middle school , 12 were selected. Of the 40 boys show 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

12/30 is simplified to 2/5 andnumber of students trying out the same for both boys and girls 16/40 is also simplified to 2/5 so YES the number of students trying out is the same for both boys and girls. I hope this helps :)