SOLUTION: Ali had 252 oranges and some apples. He used {{{3/4}}} of his oranges to make orange
juice. The ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples was {{{7: 13}}} in the
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juice. The ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples was {{{7: 13}}} in the
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Question 1184624: Ali had 252 oranges and some apples. He used of his oranges to make orange
juice. The ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples was in the
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a) How many apples did Ali have at first?
b) What was the ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples at first?
Give your answer in the simplest form. Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:Answer by ikleyn(52847) (Show Source):
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a) How many apples did Ali have at first?
let the number of apples be and the number of oranges .........eq.1
if he used 3/4 of his oranges:
remaining number of oranges is
if the ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples was in the
end:
b) What was the ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples at first?
at first the number of oranges was
