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Nolan's town voted on a new law. There were 4040 votes in favor of the law and 1010 votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes in favor of the law to the number of votes against the law?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 50:1050:10\newline(B) 10:2010:20\newline(C) 40:1040:10\newline(D) 10:5010:50

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Q. Nolan's town voted on a new law. There were 4040 votes in favor of the law and 1010 votes against the law. What is the ratio of the number of votes in favor of the law to the number of votes against the law?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 50:1050:10\newline(B) 10:2010:20\newline(C) 40:1040:10\newline(D) 10:5010:50
  1. Identify Votes: Step 11: Identify the number of votes in favor and against the law.\newlineVotes in favor: 4040, Votes against: 1010
  2. Write Ratio: Step 22: Write the ratio of the number of votes in favor to the number of votes against.\newlineThe ratio is 40:1040 : 10.
  3. Simplify Ratio: Step 33: Simplify the ratio if possible.\newlineSimplified ratio: 4:14 : 1 (Divide both numbers by 1010).
  4. Choose Correct Choice: Step 44: Choose the correct ratio from the given choices.\newlineCorrect choice: (C) 40:1040:10

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