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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The ratio of country albums to jazz albums in a music collection is 2 : 3. If the music collection has 45 albums, how many are country albums? (please so work)

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OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Ratios are just fractions. If the ratio of country to jazz is 2:3, it means for every (2+3) albums, 2 are country, and 3 are jazz. In other words, 2/5*45 = number of country albums, and 3/5*45 = number of jazz albums.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is the answer 18?....

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Yes, 18 country, 27 jazz.

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