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Children at nutrition are either playing or sitting down resting. The ratio of kids playing to resting is 3:1. If there are 8 children resting, then how many are playing?​

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Answer: 24 kids playing

Step-by-step explanation: Since the ratio of the kids playing and resting is 3:1, and there are 8 kids resting, replace the 1 with 8, and multiply the 3 with 8 to make the equation balanced. 24:8!

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