There are 11 books on a shelf. 5 of these books are new. (a) What is the ratio of new books to used books? (b) What is the ratio

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dezoksy [38]

2 years ago

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There are 11 books on a shelf. 5 of these books are new. (a) What is the ratio of new books to used books? (b) What is the ratio

of used books to all books?

Mathematics

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ser-zykov [4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-28T09:14:43+03:00

ser-zykov [4K]2 years ago

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A)
Since 5 of the books are new, that means that the other books are used. So, there are 11-5=6. The ratio would be 5:6.

b)
The ratio is 6:11. You get the 6 from the above problem.

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