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Lucia's town voted on a new law. There were 4242 votes in favor of the law and 88 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) 42:842:8\newline(B) 8:428:42\newline(C) 42:5042:50\newline(D) 50:850:8

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Q. Lucia's town voted on a new law. There were 4242 votes in favor of the law and 88 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) 42:842:8\newline(B) 8:428:42\newline(C) 42:5042:50\newline(D) 50:850:8
  1. Identify Votes Count: Step 11: Identify the number of votes in favor and against the law.\newlineVotes in favor: 4242, Votes against: 88.
  2. Write Ratio: Step 22: Write the ratio of the number of votes against the law to the number of votes in favor of the law.\newlineThe ratio is 8:428 : 42.
  3. Choose Correct Choice: Step 33: Choose the correct ratio from the given choices.\newlineThe correct choice is (B) 8:428:42.

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