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The ratio of paperbacks to hardbacks is 6:2 if there are 192 books how many are paperbacks

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Answer:

144 paperbacks

Explanation:

paper : hard : total

6 2 6+2=8

There are 192 books

192 /8 =24

Multiply each by 24

paper : hard : total

6*24 2*24 8*24

144 48 192

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