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There are 15 black mice in a cage. The ratio of all mice to black mice is 5:1. How many mice are in the cage?
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There are 15 black mice in a cage. The ratio of all mice to black mice is 5:1. How many mice are in the cage?

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From the ratio 5:1 we know that all mice is 5 times more than black.
Knowing that there are 15 black mice we can multily it by 5 to find the answer.
15*5=75- its the anser
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