In one cycle a heat engine absorbs 530 J from a high-temperature reservoir and expels 310 J to a low-temperature reservoir. If the efficiency of this engine is 55% of the efficiency of a Carnot engine, what is the ratio of the low temperature to the high temperature in the Carnot engine?

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