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On George's block, the ratio of cars to houses is 8 to 5. There are 32 cars, how many houses are there?

User Optiq
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Answer:

20

Explanation:

You would set it up as 8:5=32:x. Since you are multiplying the number of cars by 4, you should do the same with houses. This gives 32:20, meaning there are 20 houses on the block.

**You may want to revise multiplying and dividing with ratios. I'm always happy to help!

User Tamtom
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Answer:

Explanation:

20 houses

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