One month, 24 employees earned a bonus and 56 employees didn't earn one. express the number of employees who received the bonus as an unsimplified ratio to the number of employees who didn't receive the bonus.

a. 24: 56
b. 56: 24
c. 24: 80
d. 56: 80

A. 24:56

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's find the answer by considering that 'X' represents the employees that earn the bonus and 'Y' the employees that didn't.

Where:

X=24

Y=56

Now, ''Express the number of employees who received the bonus as an unsimplified ratio to the number of employees who didn't receive the bonus'' means:

employees that earn the bonus : employees that didn't receive the bonus

which is:

X:Y = 24:56

In summary, the answer is A. 24:56.

$450

step-by-step explanation:

first, you have to multiply 150x2=300

next, you have to add 150+300= 450