The Top-Notch Middle School had athletes from all the grades playing on a sports team.

6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
Basketball 2 4 7
Baseball 1 6 5
Soccer 7 4 4
Football 8 15 10

Explain what the ratio 5:73 represents.
The ratio 5:73 represents the ratio of 8th grade baseball players to total athletes.
The ratio 5:73 represents the ratio of 7th grade football players to total athletes.
The ratio 5:73 represents the ratio of total athletes to 7th grade football players.
The ratio 5:73 represents the ratio of 6th grade athletes to total athletes.

The ratio 5:73 represents the ratio of 6th grade athletes to total athletes. This means that out of the total number of athletes in the school, only 5 of them are from the 6th grade while the remaining 73 are from other grades.

The ratio 5:73 represents the ratio of 6th grade athletes to total athletes.