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Joseph is planting a veggie Garden he plants two tamaotos for every 5 peppers. Of Joseph plants 14 tomatos how many pepers does he plant

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Answer:

35 peppers

Explanation:

Use cross multiplication

2 tomatoes/5 peppers = 14 tomatoes/x peppers

x peppers = (5*14) / 2 = 35

User Alokoko
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Answer:

The answer is 35 plants.

Explanation:

The ratio of tomato plant to that of pepper plant = 2:5

Let x be the number of pepper plants for 14 tomato plants.

Now, according to the question:

2:5 = 14:x

14×5 = 2x

x = 70/2 = 35 plants.

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