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Juan sells 3 oranges for every 2 apples. How many apples should Juan expect to sell

when Juan sells 15 oranges:

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Answer:

He can expect to sell 10 apples

User Yeung
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Answer:

10 apples

Explanation:

We can write a ratio to solve

3 oranges 15 oranges

--------------- = -----------------

2 apples x apples

Using cross products

3x = 2 * 15

3x = 30

Divide by 3 on each side

3x/3 = 30/3

x = 10

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