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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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