Billy deleted 64 songs from his MP3 player. If the ratio of songs he deleted to songs he kept was 8:3, how many songs did he originally have on his MP3 player?

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Billy deleted 64 songs from his MP3 player. If the ratio of songs he deleted to songs he kept was 8:3, how many songs did he originally have on his MP3 player?

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64/x = 8/3 8x=192 /8=24. so the answer is 24 songs.

Gen answered Feb 27, 2015

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you would times 64 by 3 then divid your answer by 8
the answer is=24

Betseyb answered Feb 27, 2015

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