Following is the performance of a cricket team in the matches it played:

In which year was the record better?
How can you say so?

Explanation

Last year, Wins: Losses` = 8 : 2 = 4 : 1`
This year, Wins: Losses `= 4 : 2 = 2 : 1`

Obviously,`( 4 : 1 gt 2 : 1)`
In fractional form,`(4/1 gt 2/1 )`

Hence, we can say that the team performed better last year.