Tyrah has six times as many pencils as Sarah has. Tim has eight times as many pencils as Sarah. If Tyrah has 12 pencils, how many does Tim have?
Let’s work this out in a step by step way to be sure we have the right answer.
16
Sarah has 12 / 6 = 2 pencils.

Tim has 8 * 2 = 16 pencils.

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Final answer: 16