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OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

On the Jackals baseball team, there are 28 right-handed players and 7 left-handed players. What is the ratio of right-handed players to left-handed players?

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

here

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

5/1 1/4 1/5 4/1 @YoungStudier @Keigh2015

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

right-handed : left-handed 28:7 Simplify (first find the greatest common factor)

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

7

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

@StudyGurl14 am i right

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

yes, now divide

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

\[28\div7=4 \]

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Yes, and 7/7 = 1, so you get 4:1

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Or 4/1

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

\[7\div7=1\]

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

Fred and Stacey both have books to read over the summer. Fred has read 48 pages and Stacey has read 56 pages. What is the ratio of the number of pages Stacey has read to the number of pages Fred has read? 7:6 1:48 6:7 48:1

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Stacey : Fred Stacey read 56 pages, Fred read 48, so what's the beginning ratio?

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

how about i try on my own then you check

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

k

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

is it 6:7 @StudyGurl14

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Almost. It would be 7:6

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

oh ok

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

:)

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Good job though

OpenStudy (truwhovian11):

thx i got an 80 thats more than enough to pass

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

xD

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