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At
Euclid Middle School, of the 30 girls who tried out for the lacrosse team, 12
were selected and of the 40 boys who tried out, 16 were selected.  Are the ratios of number of students on the
team to number of student trying out the same for both boys and girls?  How do you know? 

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[tex]30-girs\ trying\ out\\12-grils\ selected\\\\\frac{12}{30}=\frac{2}{5}-ratio\\\\40-boys\ trying\ out\\16-boys\ selected\\\\\frac{16}{40}=\frac{2}{5}\\\\When\ you\ are\ looking\ for\ ratio\ you\ need\ to\ divide\ this\ part\ which\\ratio\ you\ are\ looking\ for,\ by\ whole\ number.\ (example\ is\ higher)[/tex]
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