Question

Ten of the 30 students in the 6th grade play soccer. What is the ratio of students who play soccer to the total amount of students in the class? Write this ratio in 3 different ways. Then explain which ratio is greater

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

Let's see the facts:

Number of total students: 30

Number of soccer players= 10

The ratio will be:

`\text{ratio}=\text{ }\frac{n\\u\text{mber of students that play soccer }}{\text{total number of students}}=(10)/(30)=(1)/(3)`

We can represent the ratio in the following forms:

First form-----> ratio= 1/3 As a fraction

Second way----> ratio: 1:3 As a ratio

Third way------> 10 to 30

The greater ratio is 1:3.