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A student finished 8 of her homework problem in class. IF the ratio of problems she finished to problems she still had left was 4: 1, how many homework promblems did she have total?

User Suhprano
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Answer:

2 problems remaining

Explanation:

User Bharat Modi
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Answer:

2 problems remaining

Explanation:

If the ratio is 4:1 or 4 to 1, and the 4 stands for the problems finished we can multiply by 2 for each side to get 8:2 now she has 2 problems remaining!

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask questions as I also feel the pain with doing math! :)

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