Karen's mother picked 3 pears for every 7 apples she picked. If she picked a total of 170 items, how many were pears?

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Thiago · Answer 1 · 2019-06-18T02:31:06+0000

We can write the ratio as
$\text{pears : all fruits}$ . We know that that is 3 : 10. (because 3 + 7 = 10). Now we multiply each side by 17 to get 51 : 170. So, she picked
$\boxed{51}$ pears.

Karen's mother picked 3 pears for every 7 apples she picked. If she picked a total of 170 items, how many were pears?

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