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On a regular basis five out of a dozen oranges shipped by a wholesaler are not ripe.if 300 oranges in a shipment were not ripe, how many oranges were in the shipment?

On a regular basis five out of a dozen oranges shipped by a wholesaler are not ripe.if 300 oranges in a shipment were not ripe, how many oranges were in the shipment?
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on a regular basis five out of a dozen oranges shipped by a wholesaler are not ripe.if 300 oranges in a shipment were not ripe, how many oranges were in the shipment?

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5/12 = 300/x

Do cross multiplication

x = 720 oranges
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