If a 3-pound bag of oranges cost $5, how many pounds of oranges should you be able to buy for $12?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-15T02:33:26

#7# pounds

We can set up the following ration that equates the cost of the oranges to the pounds of oranges. We have:

#3/5=x/12#

Let's cross multiply to get

#(3*12)=5x#

#=>5x=36#

#=>x=7.2#

Rounding to the nearest whole number of pounds, we get #7#.

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