a box holds red pens and blue pens the ratio of red pens to blue pens is 1 to 4 The box holds 12 more blue pens than red pens what is the total number of pens in the box​

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Answer:

20 pens

Step-by-step explanation:

if there is 1 red pen for every 4 blue pens

then

4 red pens would have 16 blue pens with it. makes a total of 20 pens, with 12 more blue pens than red pens