An example of the ratio 4:1 could be, in a school for every 4 girls there is 1 boy. Or something similar:)
The inequality statement shows that both Jose and Sue landed on red or blue squares and hence both lost some points. The points they lost were more than the points they gained, which resulted in an overall score having a negative value for each player.
Jose had a final score of -2 and Sue had a final score of -5. This means, Sue scored less and probably lost more points as compared to Jose. There is a difference of 3 points between the scores of both players.
Let the number be x
(3/7) x = t
I can't think of anything useful to add to this. How about an example?
Let x = 49
(3/7) x = t
(3/7) * 49 = t seven will go into 49
3 * 49 = t
t = 147
