Larry passed 5 tests and failed 1. Julie passed 8 tests and failed 2. Donna passed 8 tests and failed 3. *
What is the order of these three students' ratios of passed to failed from least to greatest?
Julie, Donna, Larry
Larry, Donna, Julie
Donna, Julie, Larry
Debbie, Julie, Luke
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Zeronknight (zeronknight):
@Mehek14 Help? o:
Mehek (mehek14):
I guess the first step is setting up the ratios?
Mehek (mehek14):
So you would do
\(\dfrac{number~passed}{number~failed}\)
Zeronknight (zeronknight):
Larry - 5/1
Julie - 8/2
Donna -8/3
Mehek (mehek14):
Now list them from least to greatest
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Zeronknight (zeronknight):
I have no clue?
8/1 5/1 8/3?
Mehek (mehek14):
Turn them into decimals if it helps
Zeronknight (zeronknight):
Idk how lol
Mehek (mehek14):
5/1 = 5
8/2 = 4
8/3 = 2.666. . .
Mehek (mehek14):
Now you can list them :P
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Zeronknight (zeronknight):
Oh. LOL. So just divide by what they failed?
Zeronknight (zeronknight):
5/1 8/2 8/3
Mehek (mehek14):
Yeah
Mehek (mehek14):
Passed divided by failed
Mehek (mehek14):
lol switch them, you ordered from greatest to least
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