summer1112 summer1112
  • 15-11-2017
  • Mathematics
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3 out of every 5 picks are orange. If 12 picks are orange,how many picks are there in all?

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wreynolds19
wreynolds19 wreynolds19
  • 15-11-2017
12 is the three in 3.5 so 5 is the 20 b/c 1/3 of 12 is 4 and 4*5 is 20

answer=20
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calculista
calculista calculista
  • 25-09-2018

we know that

by proportion

[tex]\frac{3}{5}\frac{orange}{pick} =\frac{12}{x}\frac{orange}{pick}\\ \\3*x=12*5\\ \\x=60/3\\ \\x=20\ picks[/tex]

therefore

the answer is

[tex]20\ picks[/tex]

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