Answer:
Ratio of sweaters to dresses = 8 : 5
Sum of ratios = 13
Let number of sweater + dresses = x
[tex]number \ of \ sweaters = \frac{8}{13} *x\\\\24 = \frac{8}{13}*x\\\\x = \frac{24*13}{8} = 3*13 = 39[/tex]
[tex]number \ of \ dresses = 39 - 24 = 15[/tex]
