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Sophie has 60 pencils. The ratio of sharpened pencils to blunt pencils is 4:1 How many

sharpened pencils does Sophie have?

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Answer:

48

Explanation:

60 divided by 5 = 12. 12 times 4 = 48 (sharpened pencils. 12 times 1 = 12 (blunt pencils)