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  • 05-03-2018
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in a gift store the ratio of cards to flowers was 8 to 7 if there were 56 cards how many flowers were there show how you got your answer please

in a gift store the ratio of cards to flowers was 8 to 7 if there were 56 cards how many flowers were there show how you got your answer please class=

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  • 05-03-2018
Answer: 49 flowers

Form your proportion.
  8 cards         56 cards
--------------  =  ---------------  ⇒ 8/7 = 56/x
7 flowers        ? flowers

Solve for x by cross-multiplying.
8/7 = 56/x
8x = (7)(56)
8x = 392
x = 49
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