SOLUTION: If abushel of apples weight from 48 to 54 pounds and a bushel of melons weight from 80 to 90 pounds, what is the smallest ratio between the weight of a bushel of apples and a bushe

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Question 1181822: If abushel of apples weight from 48 to 54 pounds and a bushel of melons weight from 80 to 90 pounds, what is the smallest ratio between the weight of a bushel of apples and a bushel of melon?
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A ratio (fraction) is smallest when the numerator is smallest and the denominator is largest.

ANSWER: 48:90 or 8:15