SOLUTION: tom made 52 attempts to hit the target. His ratio of success to failure was three to one. which of the following ratios is true?
A. Success/52=3/1
B. success/52=3/4
C. suc
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A. Success/52=3/1
B. success/52=3/4
C. suc
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Question 1069025: tom made 52 attempts to hit the target. His ratio of success to failure was three to one. which of the following ratios is true?
A. Success/52=3/1
B. success/52=3/4
C. success/52=1/3
D. Failure/52=3/4 Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3:1 ratio (sum is 4 tries).
To get to 52 tries, scale it up 13, since 13*4=52
That is 39:13 success:failure
Success is to 52 as 39/52 or 3/4.
B.
