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Giles is searching for a sock and discovers that he has 10 socks for every 5 pairs of shoes. If he has 20 socks, how many pairs of shoes does he have? Show your work. Explain.
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Giles is searching for a sock and discovers that he has 10 socks for every 5 pairs of shoes. If he has 20 socks, how many pairs of shoes does he have? Show your work. Explain.
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The answer is 10 pairs of shoes.
The first ratio is 10:5. 10 socks per 5 pairs of shoes. You have 20 socks now instead of 10. You just double the ratio. 20 socks per 10 pairs of shoes. 20:10.
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