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Sam and Dan have a total of 360 hats in the ratio 7:5 respectively. How many more hats does Sam have than Dan?

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Answer:

Sam has 60 more hats than Dan

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of hats = 360

Ratio of Sam's (s) of Dan's (d) is 7:5

Sum of ratios = 7 + 5 = 12

For Sam, he has:


(7)/(12)*360=210

For Dan, he has:


(5)/(12)*360=150

The difference between Sam and Dan's hats is:

210 - 150 = 60

That is, Sam has 60 more hats than Dan

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