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The ratio of my action to comedy movies is 4:5. If I have 35 comedy movies, how many are action? *

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Answer:

28 action movies

Explanation:

  1. Set up a proportion:
    (4)/(5) = (x)/(35)
  2. Cross multiply, then divide: 35 × 4 = 140, 140 ÷ 5 = 28
  3. So, if you have 35 comedy movies, you would have 28 action movies.

I hope this helps!

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