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ms.herrera put 40 pints of strawberries and cherries into ber freezer. if the ratio of strawberries to cherries is 2 to 3, how many pints did she freeze

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The ratio of 2 and 3 added together is 5. 40/5=8. This means that there are 2•8=16 pints of strawberries and 3•8=24 pints of cherries.

She froze 16 pints of strawberries and 24 pints of cherries.
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