Question
A LOCAL BOOKSTORE CARRIES SOFT COVER TO HARD COVER BOOKS IN RATIO OF 8:3. IF THE STORE HAS 222 HARDCOVER BOOKS, HOW MANY SOFTCOVER BOOKS DO THEY HAVE
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GPT 3.5
Let's denote the number of softcover books as x.
According to the ratio provided (softcover: hardcover), we know that softcover books are 8 parts out of 11 total parts (8 + 3).
Therefore, we can set up the proportion:
8/11 = x/222
Cross multiplying, we get:
11x = 8 * 222
11x = 1776
x = 1776 / 11
x = 162
Therefore, the store has 162 softcover books.
According to the ratio provided (softcover: hardcover), we know that softcover books are 8 parts out of 11 total parts (8 + 3).
Therefore, we can set up the proportion:
8/11 = x/222
Cross multiplying, we get:
11x = 8 * 222
11x = 1776
x = 1776 / 11
x = 162
Therefore, the store has 162 softcover books.