A certain ball team has an equal number of right- and left-handed players. On a certain day, one-third of the players were absent from practice. Of the players at practice that day, one-third were left handed. What is the ratio of the number of right-handed players who were not at practice that day to the number of lefthanded players who were not at practice?  Choose the correct choice from the following choices.
A) 1/5
B) 2/3
C) 5/7
D) 7/5
E) 3/2
Say the total number of players is 18, 9 right-handed and 9 left-handed.   On a certain day, two-thirds of the players were absent from practice --&gt; 6 absent and 12 present.   Of the players at practice that day, one-third were left-handed --&gt; 12*1/3=4 were left-handed and 8 right-handed.   The number of right-handed players who were not at practice that day is 9-8 --  12*1/3= 
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4 were left-handed and 8 right-handed.   The number of right-handed players who were not at practice that day is  9-8= 
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1.   The number of left-handed players who were not at practice that days is   9-4= 
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5.   The ratio= 1/5.   1/5nswer: 1/5.
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A certain ball team has an equal number of right- and left-handed players. On a certain day, one-third of the players were absent from practice. Of the players at practice that day, one-third were left handed. What is the ratio of the number of right-handed players who were not at practice that day to the number of lefthanded players who were not at practice?