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A writer workshop enrolled novelists and poets in a ratio of 5 to 3. There are 24 people in the workshop. How many novelists and poets are there?
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novelists to poets.....ratio 5:3....added = 8

and there are 24 total people

so novelists make up 5/8 of the total people...5/8 of 24...

5/8 * 24 = 120/8 = 15 novelists

and the poets make up 3/8 of the total people....3/8 of 24...

3/8 * 24 = 72/8 = 9 poets

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