Sam has a budget of $24 to buy ham and cheese to make sandwiches. If he bought only ham, he could buy 8 lb. If he bought only cheese, he could buy 3 lb. Let x represent the amount of ham and y represent the amount of cheese. Write an equation standard form to model the
different amounts of ham and cheese he can buy.
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Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.