SOLUTION: in a bag of frozen vegatables there are 2 cucumbers for every 5 carrots. if there are 35 vegatables in a bag, how many are carrots?

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Question 779751: in a bag of frozen vegatables there are 2 cucumbers for every 5 carrots. if there are 35 vegatables in a bag, how many are carrots?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ratio is 2:5
Total 7
2/7 * 35 = 10 cucumbers
5/7 * 35 = 25 carrots.
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