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?
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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? Found 2 solutions by addingup, josgarithmetic: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
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