One group (A) contains 720 people. One-fifth of the people in group A will be selected to win $15 fuel cards. There is another group (B) in a nearby town that will receive the same number of fuel cards, but there are 659 people in that group. What will be the ratio of nonwinners in group A to nonwinners in group B after the selections are made? Express your ratio as a fraction or with a colon.

The ratio of non-winners in group A to non-winners in group B is

576 : 515.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is provided that, in group A, of the 720 people of the people will win $15 fuel cards.

The number of people winning the cards is:

Then the number of people not winning cards in group A is:

Also the same number of people win the cards in group B of 659 people.

Compute the number of people not winning cards in group B as follows:

Compute the ratio of non-winners in group A to non-winners in group B as follows:

Thus, the ratio of non-winners in group A to non-winners in group B is

576 : 515.

1

x = 1

step-by-step explanation:

0 ÷ x = 0

0 ÷ 1 = 0