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Pam and her brother both open a savings account.Each begin with a balance of $0.For every $2 that Pam saves in her account her brother saves $5 in his account. 1.) determine a ratio to describe the money in her brother account. 2.) If Pam has $40 in her account how much money does her brother has in his account.

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1) 2:5 because for every two dollars pam has her brother has $5
2)$100 40 divided by 2 is 20. 20 times 5 is $100.
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her brother has 100 dollars because you multiply 5 times 20
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