Question

Among the third graders at Kensington Elementary School, 15 play kickball during recess and 18 play four square. Among the fourth graders, 11 play kickball and 12 play four square. In which grade is there a lower ratio of kickball players to four-square players

Answer 1

Answer:

3

Step-by-step explanation:

3

Answer 2

Answer 1:

Kickball - Four Square , 0.45 : 0.54

Step-by-step explanation:

As given in the question that there in third grade, there are 15 players at kickball and 18 player for four square. Total number of players are 33 for both games. Calculation for finding the ratio is as follow;

Third grader

Kickball : four square

15/33     : 18/33

0.4         : 0.54

Therefore the ratio of kickball and four square for third graders is 0.4:0.54.  

Answer 2:

Kickball : Foursquare, 0.47 : 0.36

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given in the question regarding the fourth grader players. There are 11 kickball players and 12 four square. The total of both game is 23 players. To find the ratio of the two game are as following,

Fourth grader

11/23       :    12/23

0.47       :    0.36

Therefore the ratio of kickball and four square for fourth graders is 0.47:0.36.

Answer 3 with Explanation

Among the given values, number of players of third grader and the fourth grader for the two mentioned games which are kickball and four square. From the comparison we can conclude that there is a greater ratio of players from third graders as of from the fourth graders. Thereby, fourth graders have lower ratio of kickball and four square players in the class.