Ashley has 6 books and 9 pencils. James has 12 pencils but is not able to determine the amount of books he has. The amount of books and pencils Ashley and James have are proportional. How many books does James have? Show your work using mathematics.

8 books

Step-by-step explanation:

First you need to find the ratio between 6 and 9

6/9 = 2/3

The ratio is 2/3

Now for James's case his denominator would be 12

x/12

To find the numerator you need to multiply the denominator by 2/3

12 * 2/3 = 8

There you go, the numerator is your answer

8 books and 12 pencils

Hope this helps :)

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