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The ratio of pens to pencils in Mrs. Bosworth's desk is 4:1. What does this mean?
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The ratio of pens to pencils in Mrs. Bosworth's desk is 4:1. What does this mean?

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If there are 4 pens there will be 1 pencil, if there is 1 pencil there will be 4 pens
If the ratio is factored to a number, let's say 3, then there will be 12 pens for every 3 pencils
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