Question

During his shift at Pennant Sports Shop, Sam compared the items sold during last weekend's sale. There were 25 lacrosse sticks sold on Friday, 10 of which were defense sticks. There were 50 lacrosse sticks sold on Saturday, 15 of which were defense sticks. Did Pennant Sports Shop sell the same ratio of defense sticks to total lacrosse sticks on both days?

Answer 1

Answer: No. Pennant Sports Shop did not sell the same ratio of defense sticks to total lacrosse sticks on both days.

Explanation:

On Friday, there were 25 lacrosse sticks sold, 10 of which were defense sticks. The ratio of defense sticks to lacrosse will be:

= 10/25 = 2/5 = 2:5

On Saturday, there were 50 lacrosse sticks sold, 15 of which were defense stick. The ratio of defense sticks to lacrosse will be:

= 15/50 = 3/10 = 3:10

Based on the calculation above, Pennant Sports Shop did not sell the same ratio of defense sticks to total lacrosse sticks on both days