In a certain book club, the members are voting between two books – a mystery novel and a biography – to decide which book the group will read next. There are 4 times as many votes for the mystery novel as there are votes for the biography. The ratio of biography votes to the total number of votes is
Choose the correct answer:
A) 1 to 2 B) 1 to 3 C) 1 to 4 D) 1 to 5 E) 3 to 4
IMO : Answer 1 to 5 1 to 5
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In a certain book club, the members are voting between two books – a mystery novel and a biography – to decide which book the group will read next. There are 4 times as many votes for the mystery novel as there are votes for the biography. The ratio of biography votes to the total number of votes is