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A library shelf has 6 FICTION for every 2 NON-FICTION books. If 8 NON-FICTION books are counted on the shelf how many FICTION book are their in order to maintain the same ratio?

A library shelf has 6 FICTION for every 2 NON-FICTION books. If 8 NON-FICTION books-example-1

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48

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the answer is 24

Explanation:

if you cross multiply and divide, 6 multiplied by 8 is 48 and divided by 2 is 24. this can also be seen in ratio from 2:6= 8:24

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