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in a basket, there are 24 good oranges and rest are bad oranges. The ratio of good oranges to the bad oranges is 3:1, find the number of bad oranges
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in a basket, there are 24 good oranges and rest are bad oranges. The ratio of good oranges to the bad oranges is 3:1, find the number of bad oranges

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Good:bad
3:1
3 is equivalent to 24 oranges.
1 is equivalent ?

(1*24)/(3)
= 8 bad oranges

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