Maggie is displaying paperback and hardback books on her book shelf. The ratio of hardback books to total books is 5 to 13. Whic

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h number could be the number of paperback books Maggie put on her shelf?

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lubasha [3.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-20T05:29:28+03:00

Answer:

Total Paperback books = 8x , where x is any positive number

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

The total books are = 13x ; where x is any positive number

As given,

The ratio of hardback books to total books is 5 to 13.

⇒Hardback books = $\frac{5}{13}$ × Total books

⇒Hardback books = $\frac{5}{13}$ × 13x = 5x

So, Paperback books = Total books - Hardback books

= 13x - 5x

= 8x

⇒Total Paperback books = 8x