In a fruit shop, the ratio of oranges to lemons is 5: 3. If there are 39 lemons, how many oranges are there?

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Anschauung · Answer 1 · 2024-06-05T12:40:13+0000

We can set up a proportion oranges to lemons.

5/3 = x/53

3x =5(53) after multiplying we would need to divide both side of the equation by 3 to isolate x.

x would approximately be 88.

In a fruit shop, the ratio of oranges to lemons is 5: 3. If there are 39 lemons, how many oranges are there?

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