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Kathryn asked 156 people to rate colors were purple, blue, and green as she is creating a new logo using one of her original doodle designs. She found the responses in the ratio 5-3-4. How any people chose purple?

A. 13
B. 65
C. Not possible to tell based on the given information
D. 60

Kathryn asked 156 people to rate colors were purple, blue, and green as she is creating-example-1

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Answer:

  • B. 65

Explanation:

Given

  • Total number = 156
  • Ratio = 5:3:4

Equation

  • 5x + 3x + 4x = 156
  • 12x = 156
  • x = 13

Number 5 stands for purple in the ratio:

  • 5*13 = 65

Correct choice is B

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