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What is the ratio of doves to parrots in a cage is 1 to 2. If there are 6 doves and parrots altogether in the cage, then how many parrots are there?

 


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[tex]d:p=1:2\\\\ \frac{d}{1}=\frac{p}{2}=k \\\\ d=k \\\\ p=2k \\\\ d+p=6 \\\\ k+2k=6 \\\\ 3k=6 \\\\ \boxed{k=\frac{6}{3}=2} \\\\ d=2 \\\\ p=2*2 \\\\ p=4[/tex]