Question 1192131
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In a basketball game the ratio of the scores between the Bears and the Bobcats was 13
to 9. If the Bears scored 78 points, how many points did the Bobcats score?
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Write the proportion, as the problem says

    {{{Bears/Bobcats}}} = {{{13/9}}} = {{{78/x}}}.


From the proportion, find

    x = {{{(9*78)/13}}} = 9*6 = 54.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  Bobcats score is 54 points.
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