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At a food donation drive, the initial ratio of canned drinks to canned food was 3 : 7. The ratio became 5 : 7 after a donation of additional 128 canned drinks were made. How many cans of food were there?

User Hamza Yerlikaya
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Answer:

448

Explanation:

Let's assume the final answer is x

128 ÷ x +3 ÷ 7 = 5 ÷ 7

x = 448

User Bretik
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Answer:

the cans of food are 448 in number

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