Problema Solution

the number of stickers collected by Maurice, Elle, and Justin is in the ration 8:5:7, if there are a total of 960 stickers, how many stickers do Elle and Justin have altogether. please show the work. thanks

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Let

8x = the number of sticks that Maurice has

5x = the number of sticks that Elle has

7x = the number of sticks that Justin had

8x + 5x + 7x = 960

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x = 48 sticks

Elle and Justin have 5x + 7x = 12x sticks together.

12*48 = 576 sticks

Elle and Justin have 576 sticks together.