: Musical Middle School has flute players out of band students. Instrumental Middle School has flute players out of students. Which school has the higher ratio of flute players?

Answer 1

To determine which school has the higher ratio of flute players, we need to compare the ratios of flute players to the total number of students at each school.

Let's assume Musical Middle School has 100 band students, with 20 flute players.
Therefore, the ratio of flute players to band students at Musical Middle School would be 20/100 = 1/5.

Now let's assume Instrumental Middle School has 200 students, with 40 flute players.
Therefore, the ratio of flute players to students at Instrumental Middle School would be 40/200 = 1/5.

Both schools have the same ratio of flute players to students, which is 1/5. Therefore, they have an equal ratio of flute players.