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  • 06-01-2016
  • Mathematics
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A piano has white keys and black keys in the ratio of 13 : 9. If there are 52 white keys,how many black keys are there?

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pingwin09
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  • 06-01-2016

Let w = white and b = black.
Using the proportion,
13/w = 9/b
Since w = 52 white keys, therefore
13/52 = 9/b
b = 36 black keys

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 06-01-2016

✡ Answer: 9/36 ✡

- - Why?

Because if you look at it like this:

\(\frac{13}{52} = \frac{9}{36}\)

- 52 being the white and 36 because the black.

✡Hope this helps✡



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