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Lia has 7 blue pencils and 28 red pencils. Maria has 14 blue pencils and 42 red pencils, and Tia has 10 blue pencils and 30 red pencils. Which girls have the same ratio of blue pencils to red pencils?

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Lia's ratio = 7/28 = 1/4
Maria's ratio = 14/42 = 1/3
Tia's ratio = 10/30 = 1/3

In short, Maria and Tia have same ration of blue to red pencils

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