Question

One group (A) contains 765 people. Three-fifths of the people in group A will be selected to win $50 fuel cards. There is another group (B) in a nearby town that will receive the same number of fuel cards, but there are 716 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 or with a colon.

Answer 1

There are 1.07 non winners in group A for every 1 non winner in group B

Or: 1.07:1

Or: 7% more non winners in group A

Explanation:

Group A:

765*3/5 = 459 non winners

Group B:

716*3/5 = 429 non winners

Final Calculation:

459/429 = 1.07