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

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

User Ryanoshea
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So basically the formula is:
3/5 = 12/n
so then we get 3n = 60
n = 20
so there are 20 picks in all
User Luis Estevez
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