In September, the ratio of the amount Ray spent and the amount he saved was 4:1. In October, he got a salary raise. He increased his spending by 25% but saved the same amount. Find the new ratio.

Answer 1

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I don't need the practice.
Define your variable and work through the changes, as I did in your previous post.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

spent: 4x
saved: x
ratio: 4x/x = 4/1 or 4:1
new ratio: 1.25*4x/x = 5x/x = 5:1

Answer 4

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