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The ratio of the number of girls who chose blue or green as their favorite to the number of girls who chose pink or red as their favorite was ...

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Answer:The ratio is [tex]\frac{6}{6}[/tex]  or [tex]\frac{1}{1}[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:Letx -----> the number of girls who chose blue as their favoritey ------> the number of girls who chose green as their favoritez ------> the number of girls who chose pink as their favoritew ------> the number of girls who chose red as their favoritesee the attached figure to better understand the problemwe havex=4y=2z=5w=1we know thatThe ratio of the number of girls who chose blue or green as their favorite to the number of girls who chose pink or red as their favorite is[tex]\frac{x+y}{z+w}[/tex]substitute the values[tex]\frac{4+2}{5+1}[/tex][tex]\frac{6}{6}[/tex]Simplify[tex]\frac{1}{1}[/tex]