SOLUTION: In a fast-food restaurant, the ratio of people eating hamburgers to people eating chicken is 4:3. There are 84 people in the restaurant. How many people are eating hamburgers and h

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Question 342896: In a fast-food restaurant, the ratio of people eating hamburgers to people eating chicken is 4:3. There are 84 people in the restaurant. How many people are eating hamburgers and how many are eating chicken?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x%2B3x=84
7x=84
highlight%28x=12%29
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4x=48
3x=36
48 are eating hamburgers, 36 are eating chicken.