Question

question 1
respond to the following based on your reading.
during one day in a hardware store, 37 people came in and made a purchase, and 13 people looked around but didn’t purchase anything. express the following in ratios:
a. purchasers to nonpurchasers
b. nonpurchasers to purchasers
c. purchasers to total customers
d. nonpurchasers to total customers

Explanation:

Part a: Purchasers to nonpurchasers

Step1: Identify numbers

Purchasers = 37, Nonpurchasers = 13.

Step2: Form ratio

Ratio = Purchasers : Nonpurchasers = 37 : 13.

Step1: Identify numbers

Nonpurchasers = 13, Purchasers = 37.

Step2: Form ratio

Ratio = Nonpurchasers : Purchasers = 13 : 37.

Step1: Calculate total customers

Total = 37 + 13 = 50.

Step2: Form ratio

Ratio = Purchasers : Total = 37 : 50.

Answer:

37 : 13

Part b: Nonpurchasers to purchasers