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Darnell's town voted on a new law. There were 77 votes in favor of the law and 4343 votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes against the law to the number of votes in favor of the law?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 29:5029:50\newline(B) 43:5043:50\newline(C) 43:743:7\newline(D) 7:507:50

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Q. Darnell's town voted on a new law. There were 77 votes in favor of the law and 4343 votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes against the law to the number of votes in favor of the law?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 29:5029:50\newline(B) 43:5043:50\newline(C) 43:743:7\newline(D) 7:507:50
  1. Identify Votes Count: Identify the number of votes in favor and against the law. Votes in favor: 77, Votes against: 4343
  2. Write Ratio: Write the ratio of the number of votes against the law to the number of votes in favor of the law.\newlineThe ratio is 43:743 : 7.
  3. Choose Correct Choice: Choose the correct ratio from the given choices.\newlineThe correct choice is (C) 43:743:7.

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