Answer:
4 ⅓
Step-by-step explanation:
10 - 5 ⅔
10 - 5 × 3 + 2/3
10 - 17/3
3 × 10 - 17/3
30 - 17/3
13/3 = 4 ⅓
<u>-TheUnknownScientist</u>
He has 20 pencils.
The ratio in the problem is 4 pens to 5 pencils meaning for every 4 pens there are 5 pencils.
So take this into mathematics 16pens/4pens = 4
5pencils * 4 is equal to 20 pencils
the ratio still works and it is still 4 to 5 so the answer is 20...pencils.