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The ratio of the books in the sample above is representative of the books in a bookcase in the library. If there are 35 yellow books in the bookcase, then how many green books are in the bookcase?

A. 14
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16

The ratio of the books in the sample above is representative of the books in a bookcase-example-1

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14 hope this helped
User Astrom
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Since the picture has 5 yellow books, we had to multiply to get it to 35. 35 / 5 = 7. We had to multiply the yellow books by 7 to get what’s in the current bookshelf, so we must do the same with the green books. There are 2 green books in the picture. 2 times 7 = 14.

Answer - A: 14
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