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Each marble bag sold by Lena's Marble Company contains 5 red marbles for every 8 blue marbles. If a bag has 40 blue marbles, how many red marbles does it contain?
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Each marble bag sold by Lena's Marble Company contains 5 red marbles for every 8 blue marbles. If a bag has 40 blue marbles, how many red marbles does it contain?

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Answer:25

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40 multiple by 5 over 8 cross multiplication

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