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Tom had 54 songs on his MP3 player. If he deleted 9 songs, what is the ratio of songs he kept to songs he deleted?

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Answer:

45:9 or 49 to 9

Explanation:

If you subtract 54-9 because the question is asking what is the the ration from what he KEPT after he deleted 9 so you would subtract so the answer wouls be 45:9 or 49 to 9

User Ayman Safadi
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Answer:

6:1

is the right answer

Explanation:

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