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The ratio of horses to elephants in the circus is 8 to 7 if there are 16 horses in the circus then how many horses and elephants are there altogether
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The ratio of horses to elephants in the circus is 8 to 7 if there are 16 horses in the circus then how many horses and elephants are there altogether

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30 because the original ratio would be 16 to 14 but that reduces to 8 to 7 and then you just double the 7 to get 14  and then you add 16 and 14 together to get the total number of horses and elephants.
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