SOLUTION: There are 4 apple trees and 3 pecan trees. 2 peach trees for every 3 pecan trees. If there’s 24 peach trees how many apple trees would you have?

Question 1135259: There are 4 apple trees and 3 pecan trees. 2 peach trees for every 3 pecan trees. If there’s 24 peach trees how many apple trees would you have?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

24 peach trees, and 2 peach trees for every 3 pecan trees, means 24*(3/2) = 36 pecan trees.

Then 36 pecan trees, and 3 pecan trees for every 4 apple trees, means 36*(4/3) = 48 apple trees.
Answer by ikleyn(52810) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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With this condition, different parts of which contradict each other,

the problem CAN NOT be solved correctly.

It should be correctly re-formulated before solving . . .

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