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the ratio of apples to oranges in a fruit basket is 12:4 if there are 7 oranges in the fruit basket then how many apples and oranges are there together?

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13-11-2017

Just simple proportions:

12(apples) x(apples)
-------------- = --------------
4(oranges) 7(oranges)

12*7 = 84
84/4 = 21

There are 21 apples + 7 oranges = 28 apples and oranges!

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