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For every 20 penguins at the North Pole there are 9 polar bears. If you encountered 27 polar bears, how many penguins would you expect to see?​

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Answer: 60

Explanation:

The ratio is 20:9. If you times both sides by 3, you will get 60:27, which means 60 penguins per 27 polar bears.

User Endre Varga
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Answer:

60 penguins

Explanation:

We need to find out how many times 9, the number of polar bears for every 20 penguins, was multiplied by, so that we can multiply 20 penguins by the same amount.

27/9 = 3

20*3 = 60

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