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A student finished 8 of her homework problems in class. If the ratio of problems she finished to problems she still had left was 4:1, how many homework problems did she have in total?
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A student finished 8 of her homework problems in class. If the ratio of problems she finished to problems she still had left was 4:1, how many homework problems did she have in total?

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4:1
Multiply each side by 2 to make the left side 8:
8:2

8+2=10
She had a total of 10 homework problems.

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