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Answer:
6 is the answer
pencil/pen=3/5
5pencil=3pen
1 pencil=3/5 pen
1 pen=5/3pencil
pencil/pen=3/5
pencil/10=3/5
pencil=30/5=15
Answer:
15 pencils
Step-by-step explanation:
(You can write ratios with x because you are multiplying all parts of the ratio by the same amount in order for it to be the same ratio)
The ratio of pencils to pen is 3x:5x
If there are 10 more pens than pencils, and the ratio is 3x:5x, we see that the difference between 3x and 5x is 2x
So now we know that 2x = 10
so x = 5
Since x = 5, we plug in the number to 3x:5x which would be 3(5):5(5) which would be 15:25
So there are 15 pencils.
I hope this helped, let me know if you have any questions
