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The ratio of yellow to red stickers on a page is 5 to 4.

Which statement is true? 1 . For every 5 yellow stickers, there are 9 red stickers.

2 . There could be 15 yellow stickers and 14 red stickers.

3 . There could be 25 yellow stickers and 20 red stickers.

4 . There are exactly 9 stickers on the page.

User Aida Paul
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Answer: 3 There could be 25 yellow stickers and 20 red stickers.

Explanation:

User Laszlok
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Answer: The answer is 3.

Explanation:

This is because if you multiply the 5 by 5 you get 25 and you must multiply the 4 by the same thing. So the answer is 25 to 20.

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