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The ratio of newspapers to magazines at the corner store is 9 to 5. Which combination of newpapers and magazines could the corner store have?

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Answer:

9 newspapers and 5 magazines

18 newspapers and 10 magazines

27 newspapers and 15 magazines

36 newspapers and 20 magazines

45 newspapers and 25 magazines

54 newspapers and 30 magazines

63 newspapers and 35 magazines

72 newspapers and 40 magazines

81 newspapers and 45 magazines

90 newspapers and 50 magazines

Explanation:

You basically just have to follow this formula

9x newspapers and 5x magazines

x can equal literally any positive integer you want!

just make sure you multiply the 9 and the 5 by the same numebr to keep the ratio the same!

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