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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a crate contains coconuts pineapples and apples. There are 12 more coconut s thand apples. The ratio of the number of pineapple s to the number of apples is 2:5. There are 45 more apples than pineapples.
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1.\"C=12%2BA\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"P%2FA=2%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2A=5P\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"A=%285%2F2%29P\"
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\n" ); document.write( "3.\"A=45%2BP\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting 2 into 3,
\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%2F2%29P=45%2BP\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5P=90%2B2P\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3P=90\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P=90%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for P, then use that results to solve for A and C.\r
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