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The ratio of pencils to erasers is 4:1. If there are 20 pencils, how many erasers are there???
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The ratio of pencils to erasers is 4:1. If there are 20 pencils, how many erasers are there???

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There are 5 erasers.
User Senal
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There would be 5 erasers because

If the ratio is 4:1, 4*5 = 20, if you times the other side by 5 (1*5) it would equal 5 erasers.
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