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After the history test, Michaella discovered that the ratio of her correct and incorrect answers is 5: 3. How many correct answers did Michaella have in the test, if she had 6 incorrect answers?

Correct answer:

s =  10

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} n=6 \\ s={\displaystyle \frac{5}{3}}\cdot n={\displaystyle \frac{5}{3}}\cdot 6=10 \\ \text{ Verifying Solution: } \\ t=s\mathrm{/}n=10\mathrm{/}6={\displaystyle \frac{5}{3}}=1\frac{2}{3}\doteq 1.6667 \end{gathered}$$

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