fitzy91198 fitzy91198

12-02-2014
Mathematics

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A writing workshop enrolls novelists and poets in a ratio of 5:3. There are 24 people at the workshop. How many novelists are there? How many poets are there? Write a system of equations to model each situation. Solve by any method.

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karen9090 karen9090

12-02-2014

There are 15 novelists and 9 artists. I did it in my head though, but I'll show what I did.
5+3=8
8x=24
X=3
3x5=15 novelists
3x3=9 artists

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12-02-2014

Novelists 5= 15
Poets 3= 9
Total 8= 24

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