in a city, there are 8 and 3 private swimming pools. on weekends, 5 of the pool are open. brendan say that the ratio of pools open on weekends ti the total number of pools is 5:8. cyndi says the ratio of pools open on weekends to the total of pools is 5:16 is either student correct .?

it might be feelings and action sorry if i am wrong

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to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.