Current Electricity

In potentiometer experiment, cells of e.m.f. $E_1$ and $E_2$ are connected in series $\left(E_1>E_2\right)$ the balancing length is 80 cm of the wire. If the polarity of $E_2$ is reversed, the balancing length becomes 20 cm. The ratio $\mathrm{E}_1 / \mathrm{E}_2$ is