There are 14 books on a shelf. 6 of these books are new. (a) What is the ratio of used books to all books? (b) What is the ratio of new books to used books?

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Geeth · Answer 1 · 2021-07-10T13:43:06+0000

A: 8:14. This is because of there are 14 books total and 6 are new, 14-6=8 so 8 are old. Simplified this is 4:7

B: 6:8 this is just the amount of new books compared to the amount of old. Simplified, this is 3:4

There are 14 books on a shelf. 6 of these books are new. (a) What is the ratio of used books to all books? (b) What is the ratio of new books to used books?

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