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2. Two Songwriting collaborator's decide that they will share profits in a songin . a ratio of 3 parts for the lyric writers to 2 a parts for the music writer. If the music writer gets $2, 500, how much does the lyric writer receives? A. 2,500B. 3,750C. 5,000D. 7,500

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Apply proportions

lyric / music

3/2

x/2500

Equal both

3/2 = x /2500

Solve for x:

3/2 (2500) = x

3750 = x

Option B. 3750

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