"total" * 30% = "male" "migrating" * 20% = "male migrating" suppose that "migrating" = "total" * a% migration rate for male geese is ("male migrating")/("male") = ("migrating" * 20%) / ("total" * 30%) = ("total" * a% * 20%) / ("total" * 30%) =(a% * 20%)/(30%) similiarly, migration rate for female geese is ("female migrating")/("female") = ("migrating" * (1 - 20%)) / ("total" * (1 - 30%)) = ("total" * a% * 80%) / ("total" * 70%) =(a% * 80%)/(70%) so the ratio is ((a% * 20%)/(30%)) / ((a% * 80%)/(70%)) = 7/12 |