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There are 60 people in a movie theater. The ratio of people who have seen the movie before to those who haven't seen the movie before is 3:2. How many people have not seen the movie before?

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Answer:

10 people have not seen the movie before

Explanation:

60/3x = 2x

60=2x×3x

60=6x^2

60/6=x^2

10= x^2

therefore,x=√10=5

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