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use a ratio box to solve this problem. There were 144 books about mammals in the library. If the ratio of books about mammals to books about plants was 9 to 8, how many books about plants were in the library?

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Answer:

128 books

Explanation:

144:x

9:8

9x=(8*144)

9x=1152

X= 1152/9

X=128

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