Let water mass be $W$ and dry solids mass $D$. Wet-basis fraction is $W/(W+D)$ and dry-basis fraction is $W/D$. Their ratio is $D/(D+W)=4/5$. Therefore $5D=4D+4W$,so $D=4W$. The requested ratio is **4:1, A**.
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