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a group of students surveyed chose baseball and soccer as their favorite sport in the ratio 3:8

A) if 132 students were surveyed, find the number of students that chose soccer as there favorite sport


B) if 56 students chose soccer as their favorite sport, find the number of students that chose baseball as their favorite sport.


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[tex]3x-\ those\ who\ chose\ baseball\\8x-\ those\ who\ chose\ soccer\\\\ a)\\3x+8x=132\\\\ 11x=132\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 11\\\\x=12\\\\ 8x=8*12=96\\\\ 96\ chose\ soccer.\\\\\ b)\\8x=56\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 8\\\\x=7\\\\ 3x=3*7=21\\\\ 21\ chose\ baseball.[/tex]