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The ratios in an equivalent ratio table are 3:12, 4:16, and 5:20. If the first number in the ratio is 10, what is the second number? Justify your reasoning

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You’re multiplying each first number by 4 to get to the second. So, if you have 10, the second number would be 40.

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