Question

of the 30 girls who turn out for the lacrosse team at Euclid Middle school, 12 were selected. of the 40 boys who 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. write units for your answer.

Answer 1

12 girls out of 30 were selected, so the ratio "selected:tried" if 12/30. This fraction can be simplified into

$\dfrac{12}{30} = \dfrac{2}{5}$

Similarly, 16 boys out of 40 were selected, so the ratio "selected:tried" if 16/40. This fraction can be simplified into

$\dfrac{16}{40} = \dfrac{2}{5}$

So yes, the ratio of the number of students on the team to the number of students trying out the same for both boys and girls