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Jack had 18 pencils. He had 2/3 as many pencils as Patsy. Patsy had 12 fewer pencils than Ronnie. Find the ratio of Ronnie's pencils to Patsy's pencils to Jack's pencils.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter7: Applying Fractions

Section7.1: Ratios

Problem 25WE

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Jack had 18 pencils. He had 2/3 as many pencils as Patsy. Patsy had 12 fewer pencils than Ronnie. Find the ratio of Ronnie's pencils to Patsy's pencils to Jack's pencils. (1) 4:2:3 (2) 5:9:6 (3) 7:2:3 (4) 13:9:6

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