SOLUTION: What is the ratio of left handed people in a Ratio of 1:4 to right handed in a population of 2000 People

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If the ratio of X's to Y's is a:b in a population of N, that means 
that there are 

   X's 

and 

   Y's 

in the population.

Edwin