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Mandy and karissa swam laps in the pool to train for the upcoming swim meet. The ratio to the number of laps Mandy swam to the number of laps karissa swam was 2 to 3. If Mandy swam 12 laps, how many laps did karissa swim?

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Set up a proportion.
2/3 = 12/x. Cross multiply the proportion.
2x = 36. Solve for x.
x = 18.
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