Question

~Draw a diagram of this statement.

“Only four tenths of the print area of the newspaper carried news. The rest of the area was filled with advertisements.”
~Answer the question
(A) what percent of the print area was filled with advertisements?
(B) what was the ratio of the news area to advertisement area?

Answer 1

(A) The print area is 4/10 × 100% = 40% of the total, so the ad area is ...

... 100% - 40% = 60% of the print area

(B) News : Ads = (40%) : (60%) = 2 : 3