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If the ratio of iphones to total phones in a classroom is 5: 8 and there are 24 phones overall, how many iphones are there?

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Answer:

The answer is 15

Explanation:

If the ratio of iphones to total phones in a classroom is 5: 8 and there are 24 phones-example-1
User Lone Lunatic
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Explanation:

let the number of total phones be 8x and number of iPhones be 5x

now,

8x=24

or, x= 24/8 = 3

therefore

no. of iPhones = 5x = 5×3 = 15

i hope my answer is clear

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