The ratio of red chairs to blue chairs in the cafeteria is 3:5. If there are a total of 144 chairs in the cafeteria, how many are red?

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Answer:

54.

Explanation:

The fraction that are red = 3/(3+5) = 3/8.

So number of red chairs = 3 * 144/8

= 54.

Nomas Prime answered May 31, 2022

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