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Hi how are i have some questions about english subject can you answer for me ?

You make a necklace using blue. purple and green beads in aratio of 1: 1: 2.you use atotal of 168 beads. how many green beads are in the necklace

Read the sentence. bose ikard, a former slave, managed one of the largest thriving ranches in texas. which is the verb of the sentence? managed thriving a former slave bose ikard