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A fruit salad has 9 apples, 6 pears, and 12 peaches. What is the ratio of peaches to apples?

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User MikkaRin
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Answer:

first you add 12+9+6=27

subtract 12-9

divide 12 by 3

divide 9 by 3

your answer is 4:3

Explanation:

User SeanT
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Answer:

4:3

Explanation:

12 peaches to 9 apples becomes 12:9 which reduces to 4:3 (by dividing both numbers by 3)

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