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In a croyon box there is 5 dark colors for every 8 light colors. If thare are 20 dark colors how many lights

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Answer:


32\ lights\ colors

Explanation:

we know that

using proportion


(5)/(8)(dark\ colors)/(lights\ colors)=(20)/(x)(dark\ colors)/(lights\ colors)\\ \\x=8*20/5\\ \\x=32\ lights\ colors

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