SOLUTION: A recent census of wild animals in a state park showed that there was a ration of 15:8 raccoons to coyotes. Which of the following is a possible actual number of raccoons and coyo

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Question 515554: A recent census of wild animals in a state park showed that there was a ration of 15:8 raccoons to coyotes. Which of the following is a possible actual number of raccoons and coyotes in the park?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ratio of raccoons to coyotes is 15:8.
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Raccoons  Coyotes  Ratio  
15815:8
301615:8
452415:8
603015:8
754015:8
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30,000,000  16,000,000  15:8
15x8x15:8

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Done