Bert and Rebecca were looking at the price of a condominium. The price of the condominium was 40% more than Bert had in savings, and separately, the same price was also 75% more than Rebecca had in savings. What is the ratio of what Bert has in savings to what Rebecca has in savings.  Choices:
A) 1 : 4 B) 4 : 1 C) 2 : 3 D) 3 : 2 E) 5 : 4

Rationale: suppose bert had 100 so price becomes 140 , this 140 = 1.75 times r ' s saving . . so r ' s saving becomes 80 so required ratio is 100 : 80 = 5 : 4 answer : e
Answer: E