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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.



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karen9090
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

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