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Country-wise Details of Participation in Sports EventsCountryE1E2E3 NumberM:FNumberM:FNumberM:F India…

US participants in E2 number 1440 with M : F = 7 : 5, so the females are \(1440\times5/12 = 600\). China's participants in E3 number 1240 with M : F = 3 : 1, so the females…

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Country-wise Details of Participation in Sports Events
CountryE1E2E3
NumberM:FNumberM:FNumberM:F
India4802:150017:87005:2
US12805:314407:515002:1
China11007:4116013:712403:1
Russia13008:513207:415008:7
England8003:18409:59005:4
Germany65016:97283:17502:1

Question: What is the ratio of the number of female participants from US in the event E2 to the number of female participants from China in the event E3?

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US participants in E2 number 1440 with M : F = 7 : 5, so the females are 1440×5/12=6001440\times5/12 = 600. China's participants in E3 number 1240 with M : F = 3 : 1, so the females are 1240×1/4=3101240\times1/4 = 310. The ratio is 600:310600 : 310, which reduces to 60 : 31.

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