A box contains 36 books and some toys. The ratio of the books to the toys is 4:5. After some toys were given away the ratio of book to the toys became 12:11. The initial number of toys in the box is 45. Find the number of toys that were given away?
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The ratio of books to toys is 4:5" (36/4)×5 = 45 There are 45 toys. "After some toys are given away, the ratio of books to toys becomes 12:11" (36/12)×11 = 33 33 toys remain.
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