Florence is at the most able to buy 2.7 pounds of onions.
$9 divided by $3.25 is actually 2.7692307692, but you can't round up in this case because its asking for the most onions he COULD buy. So round down and you get 2.7
Florence is not able to buy 2.9 lbs. of onions
Girls;Total number of girls who tried out = 30
Number of girls who got selected = 12
Ratio of girls on team to girls who tried out =

= 2 : 5
Boys;Total number of boys who tried out = 40
Number of boys who got selected = 16
Ratio of boys on team to boys who tried out =

= 2 : 5
Hence, the ratios are the same.
Answer:
Equation
28 = X - 12
Solve for X
Isolate the X
28+12 = X
40 = X
Step-by-step explanation: