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At a zoo, the ratio of king penguins to emperor penguins is 2 : 3. In all, there are 45 king and emperor penguins combined. How many emperor penguins are at the zoo? Explain how to solve this problem in two ways, in both cases by reasoning about multiplication and division with quantities. Support your reasoning with math drawings. 

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  • 3 weeks ago

    At a zoo, the ratio of king penguins to emperor penguins is 2 : 3. 

    In all, there are 45 king and emperor penguins combined. 

    There are 27 emperor penguins at the zoo.

  • 3 weeks ago

    The ratio is the lowest divided by Pi.

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