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  • 11-09-2017
  • Mathematics
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In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5:4. If the number of bad ones in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there altogether?

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konrad509
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  • 31-08-2018

5x - good ones

4x - bad ones

[tex] 4x=36\\ x=9\\\\ 5x=5\cdot9=45\\\\ 45+36=81 [/tex]

81

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