Last month, Carmen paid a gas and electricity utility bill of $75. The electricity part of the bill was $35. Write the ratio of the payment for gas to the payment for electricity. What is the ratio of the payment for gas to the payment for electricity?

The ratio of payment for gas to payment for electricity is 8 : 7Solution:Given, Carmen paid a gas and electricity utility bill of $75The electricity part of the bill was $35We have to write the ratio of the payment for gas to the payment for electricity.  Now we know that,Total bill = electricity bill + gas bill  75 = 35 + gas bill  gas bill = 75 – 35  gas bill = 40 Ratio of payment for gas to payment for electricity is given as:[tex]\frac{\text { gas bill }}{\text { electricity bill }}=\frac{40}{35}=\frac{8}{7}[/tex][tex]\frac{a}{b}[/tex] can be written in fraction as a:bHence the ratio of payment for gas to payment for electricity is 8 : 7