Register
PLEASE HELP!!!! On a Saturday, a library checked out 117 books. If 36 of the books were fiction, what is the ratio of non-fiction books to fiction books checked out?
216k views
3 votes
PLEASE HELP!!!!

On a Saturday, a library checked out 117 books. If 36 of the books were fiction, what is the ratio
of non-fiction books to fiction books checked out?

User Stefano Dalpiaz
by
5.7k points

2 Answers

3 votes
Answer:

4/9

Solution:

117-36 = 81
So out of the 117 books checked out, 36 of them were fiction and 81 were non-fiction, 36/81 simplified to lowest terms is 4/9
User Scharfmn
by
5.1k points
2 votes
36:81

117 - 36 = 81
User Sphere
by
6.3k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

5.9m questions

7.7m answers

Other Questions

Solve for y in terms of x. 2/3y - 4 = x y = x + 6 y = -x + 4 y = -x + 6 y = x + 4
Aliyah has $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?
Use the normal model ​n(11371137​,9696​) for the weights of steers. ​a) what weight represents the 3737thth ​percentile? ​b) what weight represents the 9999thth ​percentile? ​c) what's the iqr of the weights
Evaluate a + b when a = –16.2 and b = –11.4 A. –27.6 B. –4.8 C. 4.8 D. 27.6
What is the value of x? (-4) - x = 5
Link Copied!