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20 March, 16:32

5. Honey bees produce 7 pounds of honey for every 1 pound of beeswax they produce. use equivalent ratios to find how many pounds of honey are produced when 25 pounds of beeswax are produced.

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  1. 20 March, 16:52
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    So the ratio of pounds to beeswax is 7:1

    So if you have 25 lbs of beeswax then it goes on the right: x:25

    7:1 = x:25

    You can multiply both sides of the first ratio by 25 because it is a fraction and will still be equivalent

    x = 175 pounds of honey
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