De-levering Interview Question

A company trades at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 10x and has a Debt/EBIDTA multiple of 6x. What multiple (EV/EBITDA) would the company need to sell some of its assets for if their priority is to de-lever?

Not sure about this one... thoughts?

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