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11 February, 05:06

In a basket, there are 24 good oranges and rest are bad oranges. The ratio of good oranges to the bad oranges is 3:1, find the number of bad oranges

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  1. 11 February, 08:58
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    3/1 = 24/x ... 3 good oranges to 1 bad orange = 24 good to x bad

    cross multiply because this is a proportion

    (3) (x) = (1) (24)

    3x = 24

    x = 24/3

    x = 8 <===bad oranges
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