Sold 72 books. if ratio of books to bookmarks is 9:2, how many bookmark was sold?

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asked Jul 21, 2022 52.7k views

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Lvil · Answer 1 · 2022-07-22T16:45:28+0000

Answer:

40

Explanation:

They sold 9 book marks for every 2 books (9:2 ratio).

72/9 = 2/x

Cross multiply. 72 * x = 72x

9 * 2 = 18

72 divided by 18 = 40