There were 53 telephones for every 100 people what is the ratio of phones to people

53; 100 0r 53/100

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 53 per 100 people so write the ratio as a fraction (53/100)

Now if possible reduce this Fraction Is 100 divisible by 53 to a whole number? No

Is there anything that goes into both 53 and 100?

No becuase 53 is a prime number, but 100 is not and to reduce both would have to be a divisible number which is not prime

53:100

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the ratio of the two that is the telephone and the people

Note that ratio can be written as:

So it will be phone: people

Number for phone is 53

Number for people is 100

Let's input the values

53:100

But there's no way to solve this

So the final answer is 53:100