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ratios

 
 
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ratios
by Cecilia Tu - Sunday, April 5, 2020, 2:26 AM
 

If someone has 54 pens and  the ratio for blue pens to green pens are 5:4, how many blue pens will they have?

 
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Re: ratios
by David Reynoso - Monday, April 6, 2020, 9:33 AM
 

Since the ratio of blue pens to green pens is $5:4$, we can make groups of $5 + 4 = 9$ pens, where $5$ are blue and $4$ are green. How many of this groups can be made if we have $54$ pens?