A bag contains 8 black pens and 6 blue pens. What is the ratio, written in lowest terms, of black pens to the total number of pens in the bag? / God Bless

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A bag contains 8 black pens and 6 blue pens. What is the ratio, written in lowest terms, of black pens to the total number of pens in the bag? ________ / ________ God Bless

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Moussa · Answer 1 · 2018-11-29T02:14:43+0000

The total number of pens in the bag would be 8 + 6, which is 14. This would make the ratio
8 / 14
We can simplify by dividing by 2 and get
4 / 7
which is your final answer.

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