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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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8:12 or 6:12 originally... the first answer :)
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The ratio is 8:12 when not simplified.
The simplified ratio is 2:3.
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