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| Question 582248:  Could someone please help me with this problem? Its been awhile since we have had these type of problems and I cant find an example.
 The ratio of the number of formidable contestants to the number who were lackluster was 7 to 2. If there were 45,000 contestants, how many were formidable?
 Answer by Alan3354(69443)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ratio of the number of formidable contestants to the number who were lackluster was 7 to 2. If there were 45,000 contestants, how many were formidable? ------------
 7+2 = 9
 45000/9 = 5000
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 7*5000 = 35000
 2*5000 = 10000
 
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