Question

There were 24 teams at a soccer tournament. In all, 12 teams wore redshirts, 6 teams wore blue shirts, 4 teams wore orange shirts, and 2 teams worewhite shirts.Write the following ratios:a) The ratio of teams wearing orange to teams wearing blue.b) The ratio of teams wearing red to total teams.c) The ratio of teams wearing white to total teams.

Answer 1

We are able to determine ratios, for example, from a number A to a number B, representing as A:B, and calculating as:

`r_(AB)=(A)/(B)`

Now, using this definition, we are able to calculate each of the required, as follows:

A)

`r_{orange\text{ to blue}}=4:6=(4)/(6)=(2)/(3)\cong0.667`

B)

`r_{red\text{ to total}}=12:24=(12)/(24)=(1)/(2)=0.5`

C)

`r_{white\text{ to total}}=2:24=(2)/(24)=(1)/(12)\cong0.083`