Question

The table shows the party affiliation of the 100 senators of the 109th Congress. The ratio of Republicans to Democrats is 5:4. How many senators are Democrats? Independents?

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Answer 1

44 democrats the rest are independents

Explanation:

55 republicans ratio 5:4 so

55/5

=11

11x4 44

independents = whats left so

55+44=99

independents = 1