SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem, thank you. A farmer plants 4 apple trees for every 3 pecan trees in the Orchard. She plants 2 peach trees for every 5 pecan trees. If the

Question 1154608: Please help me solve this word problem, thank you.
A farmer plants 4 apple trees for every 3 pecan trees in the Orchard. She plants 2 peach trees for every 5 pecan trees. If the farmer plants 24 peach trees, how many apple trees are in the Orchard?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

There are 24 peach trees.

The ratio of peach trees to pecan trees is 2:5

Express that ratio using 24 peach trees. 2:5 = 24:60. There are 60 pecan trees.

The ratio of apple trees to pecan trees is 4:3

Express that ratio using 60 pecan trees. 4:3 = 80:60. There are 80 apple trees.

...OR...

                    5 pecan trees     4 apple trees
  24 peach trees * --------------- * ---------------
                    2 peach trees     3 pecan trees

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