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There are a total of 78 baseball and football cards in a box. The ratio of baseball cards to football cards 8 to 5. How many baseball cards are in the box?

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Should be 48 baseball cards in the box, hope this helps!
User April Smith
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8 baseball cards + 5 football cards= 13 cards
8 baseball cards per every 13 total cards.
78÷13=6
6×8= 48
48 Baseball Cards in total
User Berzinsu
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