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The ratio of short to pants is 1:2 if there are eight shorts how many pants are there? 16,4,6,or 8
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The ratio of short to pants is 1:2 if there are eight shorts how many pants are there? 16,4,6,or 8

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There are 16 pants

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio of short to pants = 1:2

There are 8 shorts

Let x be the number of pants, then

8/x = 1/2

x = 8 * 2

= 16

There are 16 pants

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