SOLUTION: Mable noticed that 60% of the books in the library were fiction books. She concluded that the ration of fiction to non fiction books was 3:5. Correct or incorrect?

Question 1130175: Mable noticed that 60% of the books in the library were fiction books. She concluded that the ration of fiction to non fiction books was 3:5. Correct or incorrect?
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Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We divide the % by 100: 60/100
Reduce the fraction to its lowest term: 60/100 = 6/10 = 3/5 which we can also write as 3:5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 60 books fiction, and if the rest nonfiction, then ratio of fiction to nonfiction would be 6:4 or 3:2.
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