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Tia owns a fruit shop and is selling a fresh lot of apples and oranges. She wants the ratio of apples to oranges sold to be 5 to 2. Tia wants to sell a total of 63 apples and oranges. How many apples should she sell?

A.
40 apples
B.
45 apples
C.
61 apples
D.
9 apples

User Ali Sao
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The ratio of apples to oranges sold should be 5 to 2, which means for every 5 apples sold, 2 oranges should be sold.

Let's assume that Tia sells 5x apples and 2x oranges.

We know that the total number of apples and oranges sold is 63:

5x + 2x = 63

Simplifying the equation:

7x = 63

x = 9

Therefore, Tia should sell 5x apples which is 5 * 9 = 45 apples.

The answer is B. 45 apples.
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