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Question 271072: There are 216 biographies in the library there are 5 biographies of men for every 4 biographies of women. How many biographies of women are there? Found 2 solutions by scott8148, amalm06:Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 4 biographies of women for every 9 total biographies.
If there are 216 biographies, then there are (4/9)(216)= 96 biographies of women (Answer)
