document.write( "Question 1178097: Jack picked 12 apples 15 pears and Jill picked 20 apples and some pears. The ratio of apples to pears picked by both Jack and Jill were the same. Determine how many pears Jill picked. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The ratio of apples to pears picked by both Jack and Jill were the same.\r\n" );
document.write( "Jack: 12/15 = 4/5\r\n" );
document.write( "Jill:   |Set Up Proportion:  Cross Multiply to Solve	\r\n" );
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document.write( " 4x = 100\r\n" );
document.write( "   x = 25, how many pears Jill picked\r\n" );
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document.write( "  20/25 = 4/5  Checks.\r\n" );
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