Kelly and Chris are moving into a new city. Both of them love books and thus packed several boxes with books. If Chris packed 60% of the total number of boxes, what was the ratio of the number of boxes Kelly packed to the number of boxes Chris packed?

• the ratio of the number of boxes Kelly packed to the number of boxes Chris packed = 40/60 = 2/3
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• 100-60=40
  40:60=2:3
  
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• If x is total number of boxes
  chris packed 60% of x = 3x/5
  kelly packed 40% of x = 2x/5
  ratio of no. of boxes kelly packed to chris is given by = 2x/5 : 3x/5
  2 : 3
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• The ratio of boxes kelly and chris packed=40:60
  = 2:3
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• Let, total no of books=100
  let, each box contain 10 books.
  Chris packed 60%=>60 books
  Remaining=40 books.
  So, Ratio=40:60=>2:3.
  So, 2:3 is the answer.
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