BW-BS balls
Adam has a full box of large or small balls, black or white. The ratio between large and small balls is 5:3. Within the large balls, the ratio of black to white is 1:2, and between small balls, the ratio of black to white is 1:8.
What is the ratio of all-black to all-white balls?
What is the ratio of all-black to all-white balls?
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