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James has 6 stamps in his stamp collection. Roy has 12 stamps in his stamp collection. James adds 2 stamps to his stamp collection. After James adds these stamps, what is the ratio of the number of stamps in James's collection to the number of stamps in Roy’s collection?

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james has 6...and he adds 2...so he has 8
roy has 12

ratio of james to roy = 8/12 which reduces to 2/3...so the ratio is 2:3
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