A survey of 100 people found that 35 people exercise in the morning, 45 people exercise in the afternoon, and 20 people exercise

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A survey of 100 people found that 35 people exercise in the morning, 45 people exercise in the afternoon, and 20 people exercise

at night. Tara claims that 35:55, 45:80, and 20:65 are possible ratios from this data. Jim claims that 35:100, 45:100, and 20:100 are possible ratios from this data. Who is correct? Explain.

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Rashid [163] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-29T08:23:45+03:00

100 total people ... 35 exercise in the morning ... 45 in the afternoon ... and 20 at night

Jim is correct ...

35/100 is the ratio of people who exercise in the morning to total people.

45/100 is the ratio of afternoon exercisers to total people

20/100 is the ratio of night exercisers to total people

Vadim26 [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-29T09:47:09+03:00

Vadim26 [7]3 years ago

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Answer: Jim is correct because 35:100, 45:100, and 20:100 are part-to-whole comparisons. There are other possible part-to-part ratios from the data.

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