The ratio of the number of left-handed batters in a team to the number of right -handed batters was 5 : 8 there were 45 left-handed batters . \
a) how many right-handed batters were there?

b) find the ratio of the number of left- handed batters to the total number of batters express youe=r answer in simplest form

a) 72 right-handed batters

b) 5:13

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the answer because:

1) For problem a, we can see that 5 x 9 = 45. In order to balance the ratio, we also have to mulitply the 8 with a 9:

8 x 9 = 72

Therefore, the answer is 72 right-handed batters.

2) For b, there are two ways to do it. Sine we know that there are 5 left-handed batters, we just add 5 + 8 = 13. Therefore, the simplest form of the ratio is 5:13. Another we can do it is by adding 45 + 72 = 117 (total batters). Then, 45 of them are left-handed batters which means the ratio is 45:117 = 5:13.

Therefore, the answer is 5:13.

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the entire expression should be subtracted from 30. to subtract the quantity, distribute the negative sign, which changes the signs on the terms. so, the –2 changes to positive and gets added to 30 instead of subtracted from it.

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