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honeybees produce 7 pounds of honey for every one pound of beeswax they produce. use equivalent ratio to find how many pounds of honey are produced when 25 pounds of beeswax are produced

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1:7::25:x
product of means = product of extremes
1*x=25*7
x=175pounds

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The ratio is 175 pounds of honey for every 25 pounds of beeswax that is produced. In other words, 175:25.
1 × 25 = 25 and 7 × 25 = 175
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