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Checkers: During a checkers match, 16 pieces remain. The ratio between black and red pieces is 3: 5. How many black pieces are on the board? explain how you found the answer

Checkers: During a checkers match, 16 pieces remain. The ratio between black and red pieces is 3: 5. How many black pieces are on the board? explain how you found the answer
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Checkers: During a checkers match, 16 pieces remain. The ratio between black and red pieces is 3: 5. How many black pieces are on the board? explain how you found the answer

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User Bluppfisk
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Well you have 16 pieces lefts

The ratio is 3/5 or 0.6

So 16 • 0.6 = 9.6 or 9. So there was about 10 pieces left, give or take
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