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During a recent winter, the ratio of deer to foxes was 7 to 3 in a town. If there was 210 foxes in the town, what was the number of deer in the town?

During a recent winter, the ratio of deer to foxes was 7 to 3 in a town. If there was 210 foxes in the town, what was the number of deer in the town?
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During a recent winter, the ratio of deer to foxes was 7 to 3 in a town. If there was 210 foxes in the town, what was the number of deer in the town?

User Rob Neuhaus
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(7)/(3) = (x)/(210)
Cross multiply and get 1470/3
Your final answer is 490 deer.
User Dmitry Malyshenko
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