There are 8 paper clips, 4 erasers and 6 thumbtacks. The number of paper clips is ____the number of erasers. And the number of erasers is _____ the number of thumbtacks.

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1.       Given Data:
=> There are a total of 8 paper clips
=> There are also 4 erasers
=> And there are 6 thumbtacks.
Now, answer the following question
=> The number of paper clips is _____ the number of erasers
Let’s compare
There are 8 paper clips and 4 erasers.
Thus the number of paper clips is twice the number of erasers.
=> The number of erasers is ___ the number of thumbtacks>
There are 4 erasers and 6 thumbtucks.
Thus the number of erasers is 2/3 the number of thumbtucks