Westonci.ca connects you with experts who provide insightful answers to your questions. Join us today and start learning! Discover solutions to your questions from experienced professionals across multiple fields on our comprehensive Q&A platform. Join our Q&A platform to connect with experts dedicated to providing accurate answers to your questions in various fields.

A writing workshop enrolls novelists and poets in a ratio of 5:3.  There are 24 people at the workshop.  How many novelists are there?  How many poets are there?  Write a system of equations to model each situation.  Solve by any method.

Sagot :

There are 15 novelists and 9 artists. I did it in my head though, but I'll show what I did.
5+3=8
8x=24
X=3
3x5=15 novelists
3x3=9 artists
Heri
Novelists 5= 15
Poets 3= 9
Total 8= 24