we are told that there are 6 nurses for every 14 patients. Therefore, the ratio nurse: patient is:
[tex]\frac{6}{14}[/tex]Reducing the fraction we get:
[tex]\frac{3}{7}[/tex]Dividing we get:
[tex]\frac{3}{7}=0.43[/tex]Therefore, the ratio is:
[tex]0.43\colon1[/tex]
