document.write( "Question 1199257: The ratio of good guys to bad guys was 12 to 5. if there were 72 good guys, how many bad guys were there? (plz help) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #833046 by ikleyn(52797) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "72 good guys comprise 6 groups of 12 good guys, each.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6 * 5 = 30,   so the ANSWER   is:     there were 30 bad guys.\r
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