SOLUTION: If 2/3 of the teachers in a school own a house, what is the ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners? a. 2:5 b. 1:2 c. 3:5 d. 3:2

Question 982576: If 2/3 of the teachers in a school own a house, what is the ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners?
a. 2:5
b. 1:2
c. 3:5
d. 3:2

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's say there are 30 teachers. Two-thirds of them is (2/3)*30 = (2*30)/3 = 60/3 = 20. So 20 teachers own a house. The remaining 30 - 20 = 10 teachers don't own a house.

ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners = (non-owners) : (owners)

ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners = 10:20

ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners = 1:2

Which effectively says "there are twice as many owners as there are non-owners"
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