Of the 359 workers at a company, 62 are office workers. What is the approximate ratio of office workers to nonoffice workers?
1:5
Explanation
To write the ratio of office workers to nonoffice workers, you need to first find the number of nonoffice workers. That is 359 – 62, or 297. You can write the ratio of office workers to nonoffice workers as 62:297. Try writing this ratio in lower terms by dividing both numbers by 62.
\((62 \div 62):(297 \div 62) = 1 \div 4.79\)
Since 4.79 is quite close to 5, the ratio is approximately 1:5.
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