By selling an article at $\frac{2}{5}$ of the marked price,there is a loss of $25 \%$. The ratio of the marked price and the cost price of the article is

  • A
    $2:5$
  • B
    $5:2$
  • C
    $8:15$
  • D
    $15:8$

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