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For every 8 mango trees in the orchard, there are 4 star apple trees. If there are 1,320 trees, how many trees of each kind are there?

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880 mango trees and 440 star apple strees

Explanation:

when for every 8 mango trees there are 4 star apple trees, then there is a 2:1 ratio of mango : star apple trees.
1320 divided by 3 = 440
and 2*440 = 880 mango trees, 1*440 = 440 star apple trees

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