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Peter is planting trees in his yard. He wants the ratio of pine trees to oak trees to be 3 to 2. Peter wants to plant a total of 45 trees. How many pine trees should he plant?

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Explanation:

Let the ratio of pine tree to oak tree=3x:2x

Where no. Of pine tree =3x

No. Of oak tree=2x

Total no. Of tree = 3x+2x=45

5x=45

X=9

So no. Of pine tree=3x=3x9=27 tree is answer

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