#1) so if the ratio is 2/3 and the other fraction is 16/?, all you have to do is figure out what it took to get there. For example, if the beginning fraction is 2/3 and the second one is 16/?, we at least know that 2 times 8 is 16, so all we have to do is multiply 3 times 8 to get the bottom number which is 24. So 24 is the amount of tan tiles they will need.
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