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3 out of every 5 picks are orange. If 12 picks are orange,how many picks are they in all

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Answer: The answer to your question is 20

Step-by-step explanation: We know that 3 out of every 5 picks are oranges. And if the next 12 picks are orange, what is the total number of oranges in all?

So first, you would set up a proportion, which would look like this:

3 oranges/ 5 picks = 12 oranges/ x picks

Let the number of picks be known as x, our variable, since we don't know how many oranges are there total.

Next, when you have a proportion that you are trying to solve, the best thing to do is cross multiply, which will look this:

3x = 12(5)

3x = 60

3x/3 = 60/3

x=20 picks

Therefore, the answer is 20 picks

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