One group (A) contains 120 people. One-fifth of the people in the group A will be set elected to win $100 fuel cards. There is another group (B) in another nearby town that will receive the same number of fuel cards, but there are 211 people in that group. What will be the ration of nonwinners in a group A to nonwinners in group B after the selections are made? Express your ration as a fraction or with a colon.

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One group (A) contains 120 people. One-fifth of the people in the group A will be set elected to win $100 fuel cards. There is another group (B) in another nearby town that will receive the same number of fuel cards, but there are 211 people in that group. What will be the ration of nonwinners in a group A to nonwinners in group B after the selections are made? Express your ration as a fraction or with a colon.

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