Karinab2000 Karinab2000
  • 02-04-2014
  • Mathematics
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During a recent winter, the ratio of deer to foxes was 7 to 3 in a town. If there was 210 foxes in the town, what was the number of deer in the town?



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MathG33k
MathG33k MathG33k
  • 02-04-2014
[tex] \frac{7}{3} = \frac{x}{210} [/tex]
Cross multiply and get 1470/3
Your final answer is 490 deer.
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