A fruit seller has apples and oranges in the ratio of 5:3. If he has 40 apples, how many oranges does he have?
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A fruit seller has apples and oranges in the ratio of 5:3. If he has 40 apples, how many oranges does he have?
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If the ratio of apples to oranges is 5:3, then for every 5 apples, there are 3 oranges. If there are 40 apples, we can set up the proportion: 5/3 = 40/x. Cross-multiplying gives us 5x = 120, so x = 24. Therefore, there are 24 oranges.
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Q: A fruit seller has apples and oranges in the ratio of 5:3. If he has 40 apples, how many oranges does he have?
Solution: If the ratio of apples to oranges is 5:3, then for every 5 apples, there are 3 oranges. If there are 40 apples, we can set up the proportion: 5/3 = 40/x. Cross-multiplying gives us 5x = 120, so x = 24. Therefore, there are 24 oranges.
