Question 403201
Let k is the  coefficient of the ratio
A writing workshop enrolls novelists and poets in a ratio of 5 to 3, Then novelists there are {{{5k}}} people, poets {{{3k}}}
{{{5k+3k=24}}}
{{{8k=24}}}
{{{k=24/8}}}
{{{k=3}}}
Novelists {{{5k=5*3=15}}} people, poets {{{3k=3*3=9}}} people