SOLUTION: Use proportions to solve the following. the ration of Taylor's CD's to Dave's CD's is 7 to 8. If they have a total of 150 CD's, how many Cd's does Taylor have?

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Question 181582: Use proportions to solve the following. the ration of Taylor's CD's to Dave's CD's is 7 to 8. If they have a total of 150 CD's, how many Cd's does Taylor have?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the ratio of T's CDs to D's CDs is 7 to 8, and T owns x CDs meaning that D must own 150 - x CDs, you can express the situation thus:



Just cross-multiply and solve for x.


John