Question

Compare A and B in three ways, where A=51,171 is the number of deaths due to a deadly disease in the United StatesKin 2005 and B = 17,745 is the number of deaths due to the same disease in the United States in 2009.a. Find the ratio of A to B.b. Find the ratio of B to A.c. Complete the sentence: A ispercent of B.a. The ratio of A to B is.(Type an integer or decimal rounded to two decimal places as needed.)

Answer 1

Given: Two numbers, A and B, are given as-

`\begin{gathered} A=51,171 \\ B=17,745 \end{gathered}`

Required: To determine the ratio of A to B.

Step-by-step explanation: The ratio of two numbers is determined by dividing the numbers. Thus, the ratio of A to B is A/B, written as A:B, and can be calculated as follows-

`\begin{gathered} A:B=(A)/(B) \\ =(51171)/(17745) \end{gathered}`

Further simplifying it in the simplest form as-

`\begin{gathered} A:B=(3(17057))/(3(5915)) \\ =(17057)/(5915) \\ =17057:5915 \end{gathered}`

Or, in decimal, we can write the ratio as-

`A:B=2.88:1`

Final Answer: The ratio is-

`A:B=17057:5915`