SOLUTION: *If the ratio of fast readers to slow readers is 9 to 5, and there are 4,716 fast readers, how many slow readers are there?*
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Question 185205: *If the ratio of fast readers to slow readers is 9 to 5, and there are 4,716 fast readers, how many slow readers are there?*
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Thank you Answer by SavannahN95(2) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 9 to 5 = fast to slow
4716 to ?
4716\9 = 524
5*524 = 2620
there would be 2620 slow readers.
Hope that helped.
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Savannah
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