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same problem, different numbers.
Martin had red toy cars and blue cars in a box. the ratio of the blue toy cars to the red toy cars is 5:2. When Martin put 15 more blue toy cars in the box, the ratio of the blue toy cars to the red toy cars became 4:1. How many red toy cars and blue toy cars are now in the box?
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