A ratio is the result of comparing two quantities to determine how many times as large one is compared with the other. Using this information, answer the questions below. If enough information is not provided to determine the answer, respond "impossible to determine."
At Riverdale Middle School, 1/8 of the students are in the band. Two out of every three students in the band are girls.
A) The number of boys in the band is _____ times the number of girls in the band.
B) What fraction of the students who play in the band are boys?
C) What fraction of the students at Riverdale are boys who play in the band?
D) The number of girls in the band is _____ times the number of students in the school.
E) What is the ratio of girls who do not play in the band to the boys who do not play in the band?

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The Answer is (A diagram may be helpful for parts C, D, and E.)
A) 1/2 B) 1/3 C) 1/24 D) 1/12 (or 2/24) E) impossible to determine

A Ratio Is the Result of Comparing Two Quantities to Determine