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A farmer ships 4 times as many oranges as tangerines the farmer ships 8260 oranges. How many tangerines does he ship

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8260 divided by 4 is 2065.
The answer is 2065 tangerines.
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Number of oranges farmer ships = 8260

Let us say he ships x number of tangerines.

We are given that he ships 4 times as many oranges as tangerines.

So that means


4x =8260

So to find x we divide 8260 by 4

so x = 2065

Answer : The farmer ships 2065 tangerines.

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