Problema Solution
i have 8 hamsters that are brown. the rest of my hamsters are mixed colored. The 8 hamsters that are brown represent 2/5 of the total number of hamsters that I have. What is my total number of hamsters?
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let total hamsters be x
2x/5 = 8
x = 8*5/2 = 20
total hamsters = 20