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The ratio of stars to stripes is 50 to 13. If there were 400 stars in the parade, how many stripes were there?

The ratio of stars to stripes is 50 to 13. If there were 400 stars in the parade, how many stripes were there?
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the ratio of stars to stripes is 50 to 13. If there were 400 stars in the parade, how many stripes were there?

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I believe it's 104. You would set it up as a fraction so:
50/13 and 400/x.
Then you would cross multiply so 13x400 is 5,200. So this divided by 50 = 104. Hope I helped!

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