Question

How do I do this problem???

Answer 1

a. there are 72 right-handed batters. this is what you do:
5:8
45:?
45/5=9
8*9=72 so
45:72 
b. there are 45 left-handed batters
the total batters is 45+72=117
so the ratio of left-handed to the total batter would be 45:117
hope this helps :)