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the ratio of elephants to Tigers at the local zoo is 1:4. there are 16 elephants at the zoo. how many Tigers are there ?

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there are 64 tigers at the zoo
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E : T = 1 : 4

16: T = 1:4

16 / T = 1/4

T*1 = 16*4

T = 64

There are 64 Tigers.

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