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four balls of wool will make 8 knitted caps how many balls of wool will malcom need if he wants to make 6 caps

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You will need 3 balls of wool.
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If four balls make 8 caps, then do 8/4=2. That means 2 caps per ball. therefore 6/2= how many balls make 6 caps. 6/2=3, so 3 balls of wool.
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