Question

Howards baseball team won 7/10 of its game. Jeremys team won 2/5 of its game. They both played the same number of games. Whose team won more games, or did they win the same amount?

Answer 1

Answer:

Howard

Step-by-step explanation:

2/5= 4/10

7/10 > 4/10

Answer 2

Answer:

Jeremy's team won more games

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's transform these fractions into ratios:

$\frac{7}{10} =7:10\\\\\frac{2}{5} =7:10$

Then, simplify:

$7:10$ ≈ $1:1.4$

$2:5=1:2.5$

Finally, compare:

$1:1.4\neq 1:2.5$

Result:

Jeremy's team won more games since $1:2.5>1:1.4$

Note:

The way I simplify the ratios may be confusing so here is a quick explanation;

Make the smaller of the two numbers in the ratio into one then divide the larger number by the smaller number for the other part of the ratio

Example:

5:10

5 turns into 1

10 divided by 5 equals 2

Simplified Ratio: 1:2