The ratio of schooner to skiffs in the bay is 7 to 5. If there were 63 schooners in the bay, how many skiffs were there?

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SlowLoris · Answer 1 · 2016-03-30T19:01:53+0000

Ratio)
schooners= 7
skiffs= 5
Problem)
schooners=63
skiffs= ?

set up fractions
(7/5)=(63/?)
cross multiply (multiply 63 and 5, then divide by 7)
?=45

The ratio of schooner to skiffs in the bay is 7 to 5. If there were 63 schooners in the bay, how many skiffs were there?

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