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Sonia and Surjeet started a competition to see who can collect the most number of stamps. At the end of one month, the ratio of the stamps Sonia had to those that Surjeet had was 89 : 93. If Surjeet has 2325 stamps. How many stamps does Sonia have? [4 MARKS]
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Let x and y be the number of stamps Sonia and Surjeet haverespectively.
At the end of one month,
Ratio of the stamps of Sonia to Surjeet
= x : y = 89 : 93
xy=8993
x=y.8993
Given: y = 2325
x=2325×8993
x=2325×8993=2225
Hence Sonia has 2225 stamps.
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Let x and y be the number of stamps Sonia and Surjeet haverespectively.
At the end of one month,
Ratio of the stamps of Sonia to Surjeet
= x : y = 89 : 93
xy=8993
x=y.8993
Given: y = 2325
x=2325×8993
x=2325×8993=2225
Hence Sonia has 2225 stamps.
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