SOLUTION: A writing workshop enrolls novelists and poets in a ratio of 5 to 3. There are 24 people at the workshop. How many novelists are there? How many poets are there?
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: A writing workshop enrolls novelists and poets in a ratio of 5 to 3. There are 24 people at the workshop. How many novelists are there? How many poets are there?
This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 1
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/8=x/24.......5 t 3 ratio means 5 out of every 8 are novelists
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x=15...so 15 novelists
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3/8=x/24.......5/3 ratio menas 3 out of 8 are poets
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x=9 poets
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