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A can of mixed nuts has 5 peanuts for every 2 cashews. There are 175 peanuts in the can .How many cashews are there ?

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Answer:

There would be 70 cashews if there are 175 peanuts.

User Niklas Holsti
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Explanation:

ratio

peanuts to cashews is 5:2

so

5:2

175:?

175/5 is 35

so both side times by 35

35 X 2 is 70 cashews

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