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  • 01-11-2017
  • Mathematics
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The ratio of pens to pencils in Mrs. Bosworth's desk is 4:1. What does this mean?

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ivycoveredwalls
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  • 01-11-2017
pens : pencils = 4 : 1

This means that for every 4 pens there is 1 pencil.  Another way to say that is that there are 4 times as many pens as pencils.
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