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  • 14-11-2019
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A teacher had 18 red pens. If the ratio of red pens to blue pens she owned was 3:5 how many pens did she have total?

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2018063
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  • 14-11-2019

Answer:

total = 48

Step-by-step explanation:

Red/Blue =  3/5  

From this you conclude, assuming that the only types of pen colors are red and blue:

Red/Total  =  3/3 + 5

18/Total   = 3/8

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