Problema Solution
In a certain state, the ratio of weddings held in spring or summer to weddings held in autumn or winter is about 3 to 2. If there were 46,000 weddings in a year, how many were in spring or summer?
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let the number of weddings in spring or summer be: x
the number of weddings in autumn or winter will be: 46,000 - x
the ratio of weddings held in spring or summer to weddings held in autumn or winter is about 3 to 2 thus
x : (46000 - x) = 3 : 2
by solving we find
x = 27,600 weddings in spring or summer
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