The ratio of apples to oranges in a box is 2:6. There are 9 apples in the box. How many oranges are in the box?

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Answer:

27 oranges

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of oranges are : 27

What is a ratio ?

The relation between two numbers which shows how much bigger one quantity is than other.

According to question ,

apples/ oranges = 2 / 6                           equation 1

now, substituting the number of apples in equation 1 , we get

9/oranges = 2/6

oranges = 9 * 6 / 2 = 27

number of oranges are 27

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