2007 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 4

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Problem

At Frank's Fruit Market, 3 bananas cost as much as 2 apples, and 6 apples cost as much as 4 oranges. How many oranges cost as much as 18 bananas?

Solution

18 bananas cost the same as 12 apples, and 12 apples cost the same as 8 oranges, so 18 bananas cost the same as $8 \Rightarrow \mathrm {(B)}$ oranges.


The answer is 8. (Hello people searching the question up on google for the answer.)

See Also

2007 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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