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The ratio of tomatoes to red apples is 2:5. If there are 20 tomaoes in the garden, how many red apples are there?

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Answer to a math question The ratio of tomatoes to red apples is 2:5. If there are 20 tomaoes in the garden, how many red apples are there?

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let there be x red apples.Tomato:red apple=2:5 20 tomatoes are there. So \frac{20}{x}=\frac{2}{5}or\:x=\frac{20}{2}\times5=50 Hence there are 50 red apples

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