Question

The ratio of pencils to pens in the drawer is 8:14. If there are actually twice as many pencils as in the ratio, how many pencils and pens are there in the drawer?
A. 8 pens, 14 pencils

B. 8 pencils, 14 pens

C. 16 pens, 28 pencils

D. 16 pencils, 28 pens

Answer 1

Yo sup??

let the number of pencils and pens be 8x and 14x

x=2

therefore the number of pens and pencils are

16 pencils and 28 pens

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