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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

ratio 14:1 or

In some exam, 112 people applied for the position where only 8 people are chosen.

Q1) In this case, is this correct way of saying?

The competition ratio is fourteenth to one?

Q2) Or is there another common way of saying this situation?
  

Top answer

The ratio is fourteen to one.

  • The ratio is fourteen to one.
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The ratio is fourteen to one.
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The odds against being chosen are thirteen to one.

The chance of being chosen is one in fourteen.

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