In a certain population, there are 6 times as many people aged twenty-one or under as there are people over twenty-one. The ratio of those twenty-one or under to the total population is
Choose the correct answer
A) 1 to 2	B) 1 to 3	C) 1 to 4	D) 2 to 3	E) 6 to 7
Consider the ratio of the under population of 21 to over the 21 as 6:1   therefore 6x:1X   Now the ratio of the under to the whole population becomes 6x/6x+1x   = 6/7   Answer is 6 to 7
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In a certain population, there are 6 times as many people aged twenty-one or under as there are people over twenty-one. The ratio of those twenty-one or under to the total population is