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Answer:

9 pieces of gum

Explanation:

The ratio is 3:5, so if I added 12 more pieces of candy, I would get ?:17. 17 divided by 5 is 3.4, but I round to 3 because you can't have half a piece of candy. Then I times the original amount of gum(3) and 3. That equals 9, so 9 pieces of gum keeps the ratio equivalent.

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