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In a certain book club, the members are voting between two books – a mystery novel and a biography – to decide which book the group will read next. There are 3 times as many votes for the mystery novel as there are votes for the biography. The ratio of biography votes to the total number of votes is
A. 1 to 2
B. 1 to 3
C. 1 to 4
D. 2 to 3
E. 3 to 4
A. 1 to 2
B. 1 to 3
C. 1 to 4
D. 2 to 3
E. 3 to 4
24 Mar 2016, 05:28
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IMO : Answer C 1 to 4
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04 Jul 2016, 08:01
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Hi, Mike! Sorry to bother but I guess I could use your explanation skills on this one...
This is a very good example of what I just can't understand about ratios.
They say that there are 3x votes for M than for B. So if we have 1 vote for B we will have 3 votes for M. So (according to my understanding) the ratio is 1: 3. But how come that the answer is 1 : 4 ??? Omg I'm so confused with this concept...
Or should the answers say 1/4 and not 1 : 4 because it is not the same thing?..
For me 1 to 4; 1 : 4 means that together there are 5 parts and to represent one of these five parts I would write 1/5 but not 1:5.
Do I make my doubt clear?..
PS: I am answering the wrong question? The question says what is the ratio of M to the TOTAL votes. It this my mistake?..
I'd really appreciate some help here!..
Hi, Mike! Sorry to bother but I guess I could use your explanation skills on this one...
This is a very good example of what I just can't understand about ratios.
They say that there are 3x votes for M than for B. So if we have 1 vote for B we will have 3 votes for M. So (according to my understanding) the ratio is 1: 3. But how come that the answer is 1 : 4 ??? Omg I'm so confused with this concept...
Or should the answers say 1/4 and not 1 : 4 because it is not the same thing?..
For me 1 to 4; 1 : 4 means that together there are 5 parts and to represent one of these five parts I would write 1/5 but not 1:5.
Do I make my doubt clear?..
PS: I am answering the wrong question? The question says what is the ratio of M to the TOTAL votes. It this my mistake?..
I'd really appreciate some help here!..
