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The ratio of pens to pencils in Carlo case is 4:5 .He has 16 pens.how many pencils does Carlos have?

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For every 4 pencils he has 5 pens so Carlo has 20 pencils (4:5, 8:10, 12:15, 16:20) or (4:5 = 16:x where x equals 20)
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4pens=5 pencils

16pens=20pencils
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