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the vikings scored more points than packers in a ratio of 7:2. if the packers scored 14 points, how many points did the viking score

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The ratio means that for every 7 points the vikings scored the packers only scored 2. Therefore we can represent this situation as a equation with fractions as shown below:


\text{ v i kings = }(7)/(2)\cdot packers

If the packers scored a total of 14 points, then the vikings scored:


\begin{gathered} v\text{ i kings = }(7)/(2)\cdot14 \\ v\text{ i kings = 7}\cdot7\text{ = 49} \end{gathered}

The vikings scored 49 points.

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