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the ratio of lampreys to oarfish in the marine aquarium was 27:22 if there were 162 lampreys in the aquarium how many oarfish were there

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Answer:

132

Explanation:

First divide the number of lampreys by the ratio.

162/27=6

Then multiply the result (6) by the oarfish part of the ratio

22*6=132

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