SOLUTION: At Stan's Skating rink, you can rent roller skates or roller blades. For every 4 people who rent roller blades, 9 rent skates. If 169 people come to the skating rink, about ho

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Question 983338: At Stan's Skating rink, you can rent roller skates or roller blades. For every 4 people who rent roller blades, 9 rent skates.

If 169 people come to the skating rink, about how many would rent roller blades?

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4RB:9SK
That is equal to 13 people
169 total would be increasing both of those 13-fold, because 13X13=169
52 RB: 117 SK
52 is the answer

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