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Clark wants to figure how many pens to order for the office. There are 24 workers, and he needs to order one pen for each worker. He knows that for every eight people who prefer red, there are four who prefer blue.

How many blue pens should he order?

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

well 4 out of 8 people want blue, so you take 24 and divide it by 8, which is 3, then you multiply 4 by 3, and thats your answer

hope this helps :)

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