SOLUTION: a ship has a ratio of 2 officers to every 9 seamen. There are 154 people aboard the ship. How many officers and seamen are there?
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Question 978904: a ship has a ratio of 2 officers to every 9 seamen. There are 154 people aboard the ship. How many officers and seamen are there?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So there are officers and seamen.
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