The graph of the function f(x) = (x - 3)^3 + 2 is 3 units to the right of the parent function.
Hence the horizontal shift is right 3.
For this case we must factor the following expression:

We rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is

And whose sum is

These numbers are:
-5 and -3
So:

We factor the maximum common denominator of each group:
We take common factor

Answer:

It would be a. 8/9 because for every 8/9 boy, there is 1 girl. To check this work, you can do 8/9 x 18 which equals 16.