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The ratio of Tom’s money to Bill’s money is $ 7 to $13. If Bill has $39, how much money does Tom have?

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Answer: then Tom has 21$

Step-by-step explanation:the ratio is just a fancy way of saying Tom has 7 dollars for every 13 dollars bill has so if bill has 39 dollars 39 dollars divided by 13 is 3 meaning Tom would do 7x3

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