SOLUTION: the ratio of right handed students to left handed students in mr duggan's class is 7 to 2.there are 27 students in the class. how many are right handed?

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Question 345225: the ratio of right handed students to left handed students in mr duggan's class is 7 to 2.there are 27 students in the class. how many are right handed?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7x+2x=27
9x=27
x=3
7x=21 rh
2x=6 lh

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