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Together, two apples have 1/5 gram of fat. How many apples have a total of 4 grams of fat?

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Answer:

40 apples

Explanation:

x = (4·2)/(1/5) = 8/(1/5) = (8/1):(1/5) = (8/1)·(5/1) = 40/1 = 40 apples

It takes 10 apples to make a gram of fat. Multiply the 10 apples by 4 grams of fat to find that it takes 40 apples to make 4 grams of fat.

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