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there are 35 fewer foxes than rabbits

Let x and (x-35) represent the number of rabbits and fox respectively

questions Sets Up the Proportion

          |Cross Multiplying 

  2x = 9(x-35)

 315 = 7x

   x = 45, the number of rabbits.  10 Fox.  (45-35)



CHECKING our Answer***

   10/45 = 2/9 

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