During the first week of a summer camp 2 out of 3 campers were boys. During the second week 3 out of 5 were boys. There were a 15 total campers each week. During which week were there more boy campers. Explain

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Emilie Donovan

Mathematics

11 March, 06:05

During the first week of a summer camp 2 out of 3 campers were boys. During the second week 3 out of 5 were boys. There were a 15 total campers each week. During which week were there more boy campers. Explain

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Alicia Sloan · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

2/3=10/15 (divide 15 by 3 to get 5, then multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to set equivalent)

3/5=9/15

10/15 is greater than 9/15, so during the 1st week there were more boy campers