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vinny has decided to order high tops in black and white at a 5.8 ratio. he beleives he will need a total of 169 pairs. how many black high tops will he order

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Answer:

65 pairs

Explanation:

Black makes up 5/(5+8) = 5/13 of the total order, so ...

(5/13)(169 pairs) = 65 pairs

Vinny will order 65 pairs of black high tops.

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