1. In a sports team with 20 children, there are 9 boys and 11 girls. What fraction...

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1. In a sports team with 20 children, there are 9 boys and 11 girls. What fraction of the team is boys?
2. Consumer fireworks are legal in 44 out of the 50 total states in the United States. a. In what fraction of the states are consumer fireworks legal?
b. In how many states are consumer fireworks illegal?
c. In what fraction of the states are consumer fireworks illegal?
3. An art is taking inventory. His shop contains a total of 37 pieces, which are all sculptures, watercolor paintings, or oil paintings. If there are 15 watercolor paintings and 17 oil paintings, answer each question.
a. What fraction of the inventory is watercolor paintings?
b. What fraction of the inventory is oil paintings?
c. How many sculptures are there?
d. What fraction of the inventory is sculptures?
Dealer
A dealer in the securities market is an individual or firm who stands ready and willing to buy a security for its own account (at its bid price) or sell from its own account (at its ask price). A dealer seeks to profit from the spread between the...