The ratio of men to women at a basketball game was 3:2. What does this ratio mean?

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The ratio of men to women at a basketball game being 3:2 means that for every 3 men in attendance, there are 2 women. This can be represented in various ways:

  • For every 5 people (3 men + 2 women), 3 are men and 2 are women.
  • If there were, for example, 30 men at the game, there would be \( \frac{2}{3} \times 30 = 20 \) women, maintaining the same ratio.
  • This ratio can be used to determine the number of men and women at the game if one of the amounts is known.

In summary, it indicates that men make up a larger portion of the audience compared to women, and the relative numbers can be expressed in multiples of 3 and 2.