SOLUTION: Help!!! D-dog electronics carries beats by Dre Headphones in two colours,white and red. The ratio of white to red headphones is 2 to 5. The store carries a total of 4900 headphones

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Question 893255: Help!!! D-dog electronics carries beats by Dre Headphones in two colours,white and red. The ratio of white to red headphones is 2 to 5. The store carries a total of 4900 headphones. How many headphones are red?
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Help!!! D-dog electronics carries beats by Dre Headphones in two colours,white and red. The ratio of white to red headphones is 2 to 5. The store carries a total of 4900 headphones. How many headphones are red?
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2 x something + 5 x something = 4900
7* something = 4900
something = 700
--> 1400 and 3500
1400 white, 3500 red