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The hospital has a total of 50 patients. There are 9 times more female patients than male patients. Let n represent the number of male patients.

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Let n represent male patients
Let 9n represent female patients

n+9n=50
10n=50
n=5

9(5)=45

There are five male patients and 45 female patients at the hospital
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