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15 A manufacturer needs 51 pounds of plums to make 27 quarts of prune juice. How many pounds of plums would the manufacturer need to make 18 quarts of prune juice?
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15 A manufacturer needs 51 pounds of plums to make 27

quarts of prune juice. How many pounds of plums
would the manufacturer need to make 18 quarts of prune
juice?

User Shaun Mason
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Answer:

34 pounds

Explanation:

51 pounds of plum = 27 quarts

x pounds of plum = 18 quarts

(cross multiply)

27x = 918

divide both sides by 27

x=34 pounds

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