SOLUTION: Hi 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

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Question 1105512: Hi
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.
How many fruits are there.
thanks
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.C=12%2BA
.
.
P%2FA=2%2F5
2A=5P
2.A=%285%2F2%29P
.
.
3.A=45%2BP
.
.
Substituting 2 into 3,
%285%2F2%29P=45%2BP
5P=90%2B2P
3P=90
P=90%2F3
Solve for P, then use that results to solve for A and C.