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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 six wrong answers?

Correct answer:

s =  10

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} n=6 \\ s=\frac{5}{3}\cdot n=\frac{5}{3}\cdot 6=\frac{5\cdot 6}{3}=\frac{30}{3}=10 \\ \text{ Verifying Solution: } \\ t=s/n=10/6=\frac{5}{3}=1\frac{2}{3}\doteq 1.6667 \end{gathered}$$

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