Question #3770d
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I suspect there may be something wrong with this question.
I have invited someone specific to look at this question.
Explanation:
The total count of the 'sample population' we are considering is
Note that you can not have more people with lunch than there are people in the whole.
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Proportion(1)
So
Proportion(2)
So those that did not pay for their lunch is
The proportion that did not pay for their lunch is higher than those that did. As implied in the question.
The ratio for this is
Presenting the ratio in
As a fraction we have
As a fraction we have
So complying with the wording requirement of the question we have: