Question

one group (A) contains 300 people. Two fifths of the people in group A will be selected to win $15 fuel cards. There is another group (B) in a nearby town that will receive the same number of fuel cards, but there are 439 people in that group. what will be the ratio of nonwinners in group A to nonwinners in group B after the selections are made? express your ratio as a fraction.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Group A

The number of persons in the group = 300

Two-fifths of the people in group A will be selected to win $15 fuel cards.

$\text{The number selected}=\frac{2}{5}\times300=120$

Therefore:

$Number\text{ of non-winners in group A}=300-120=180$

Group B

The number of persons in the group =439

Since they will receive the same number(120) of fuel cards:

$Number\text{ of non-winners in group B}=439-120=319$

Therefore, the ratio of nonwinners in group A to nonwinners in group B after the selections are made will be: