Question

during a mayoral election, candidate a spent \\$960,000 on her campaign, and candidate b spent \\$720,000 on her campaign. what is the ratio of candidate as campaign spending to candidate bs campaign spending?

choose 1 answer:

a 3:4
b 4:3
c 7:9
d 9:7

Explanation:

Set up the ratio of candidate A's spending to candidate B's spending

$$ \text{Ratio} = \frac{960,000}{720,000} $$

Simplify the fraction by dividing by the greatest common divisor

$$ \frac{960,000}{720,000} = \frac{96}{72} = \frac{4}{3} $$

Express the simplified fraction as a ratio

$$ 4:3 $$

Answer:

• (A) \(3:4\)
• (B) \(4:3\) (Correct answer)
• (C) \(7:9\)
• (D) \(9:7\)