Question

In baseball, David has 10 hits out of 21 at bats. Adam has 15 hits out of 21 at bats. How do you write a ratio for each player that represents his total number of hits out of times at bat?

Answer 1

David, `10/21`; 10:21; or 10 to 21

Adam, `5/7`; 5:7; or 5 to 7

Explanation:

There are several ways to write a ratio.

For David, `10/21`; 10:21; or 10 to 21

For Adam, reduce first, `5/7`; 5:7; or 5 to 7