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A parking lot has 21 empty space. if the ratio of empty spaces to taken spaces is 7:5 how many dpaces are there total?

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(empty)/(taken) = (7)/(5) = (21)/(x)

x=(5*21)/7=15 taken spaces

total =empty spaces+taken spaces= 21+15=36
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