Question

Canidate B recieved 5 times as many votes as Canidate A. The ratio of votes for Candidate B to votes for Canidate A is?

Answer 1

The ratio of votes is 5:1

Explanation:

Here, we want to find the ratio of votes

From the question, candidate B received 5 times of what candidate A received

so lest day candidate B received 25, candidate A will receive 5

So the ratio of votes for B to A will be ;

25 : 5

To the smallest term, this is 5:1