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Mr adams shares out 14 pencils btw niamh and jack in the ratio 2:5 how many pencils does each get

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Take total number of people 2+5 =7
Then 7=14
Find how many pencil can 1person have
To find 1 person (pencil)
7=>14
1=>14/7 =2
So 1 person have 2 pencil
2person =2x2 =4
5person =2x5 =10

So ratio is 4:10
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Answer:

4:10

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