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Mary and Betty went apple picking. Each time Mary picked 3 apples Betty picked 5 apples. At home the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary. How many apples did each girl pick?

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Answer:

24 and 40

Explanation:

there 16 apart from each other and simplyfy it you get a ratio of 3:5

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Answer: This is a college question?

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Mary picked 24 apples and Betty picked 40

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