Question 129700
A writing workshop enrolls novelists and poets in a ratio of 5 to 3. 
There are 24 people at the workshop. 
How many novelists are there? How many poets are there?
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5 to 3 is the same as 5x to 3x where 5x is # of novelists and 3x is # of poets.
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EQUATION:
5x + 3x = 24
8x = 24
x = 3
5x = 15 (# of novelists)
3x = 9  (# of poets)
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Cheers,
Stan H.