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If the pattern were continued, what would be the ratio of the numberof unshaded squares to the number of shaded squares in the next figurein the pattern?

If the pattern were continued, what would be the ratio of the numberof unshaded squares-example-1
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We have the following:


\begin{gathered} \frac{\text{unshaded}}{\text{shaded}} \\ (4)/(1) \\ (5)/(4) \\ (8)/(5) \\ (9)/(8) \end{gathered}

If the pattern were continued, what would be the ratio of the numberof unshaded squares-example-1
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