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A ratio of peanuts to raisins is 5 to 4. A bag of the snack mix contains 200 peanuts. How many raisins are in the bag

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Answer:

160 raisins

Explanation:

First, the ratio of peanuts to raisins will be 5:4.

Next, to fine the number to multiply the 4 by, you will divide 200 by 5.

You divide the 200 by 5 because that is how many peanuts there are in the bag and the ratio is 5:4 as stated above.

So 200 divided by 5 is 40. You will take that 40 and then multiply it by 4 to get 160.

So the end result is there are 160 raisins in the bag, and the final ratio would be 200:160

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