For sixth-grade field day, 6 students in Alice's class are playing volleyball, 5 students are playing soccer, and 9 students are

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For sixth-grade field day, 6 students in Alice's class are playing volleyball, 5 students are playing soccer, and 9 students are

playing basketball. Alice said that the ratio of students playing volleyball to basketball was 6:9 Alex said that the ratio of students playing basketball to volleyball was 9/6.Who is correct? Explain

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andrezito [222] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-07T09:14:06+03:00

Answer:

Both are correct

Step-by-step explanation:

since there are 6 students playing volleyball, and 9 are playing basketball. the ratio of students playing basketball to volleyball is 6:9 and the ratio of students playing volleyball to basketball is 9/6. they didint get the same answer because they have reversed ratios.

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