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Josie took a long multiple-choice, end-of-year vocabulary test. The ratio of the number of problems Josie got incorrect to the number of problems she got correct is 2:9.

If Josie missed 16 questions,how many did she get right?Draw a tape diagram to demonstrate how you found the answer .

User Taehoon
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2*_=16

16/2=8

2*8=16

So.. 9*8=72


Therefore Josie got 72 answers correct
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