Question

40 percent of the ducks included in a certain side effects study were male. If some of the ducks had side effects during the study and 30 percent of the ducks who had side effects were male, what was the ratio of the side effect rate for the male ducks to the side effect rate for the female ducks?

Answer 1

Answer:

12% of male ducks to 42% of female ducks

Step-by-step explanation:

40% of the ducks are male, so 60% are female.

30% of the ducks with side effects are male, so 70% are female

30% of 40% is .3 * .4 = .12 or 12%

70% of 60% is .7 * .6 = .42 of 42%