Question

According to a survey, 28% of India’s population use a smartphone. The ratio (in the lowest form) of the number of smartphone users to others in the country is

Answer 1

The ratio of the number of smartphone users to others in the country can be found by taking the proportion of smartphone users (28%) and expressing it as a fraction.

28% can be written as 28/100.

To convert this fraction to its lowest form, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 4.

So, (28/100) = (7/25)

Therefore, the ratio of the number of smartphone users to others in the country is 7:25.