SOLUTION: If coconuts are twice as expensive as bananas, and bananas are one-third as expensive as grapefruits, what is the ratio of the price of one coconut to one grapefruit?

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Question 1101774: If coconuts are twice as expensive as bananas, and bananas are one-third as expensive as grapefruits, what is the ratio of the price of one coconut to one grapefruit?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the price of 1 banana
+2x+ = the price of 1 coconut
+3x+ = the price of 1 grapefruit
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+2x%2F3x+=+2%2F3+
[ 1 coconut ] / [ 1 grapefruit ] = 2/3