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10-05-2018
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Karen's mother picked 3 pears for every 7 apples she picked. If she picked a total of 170 items, how many were pears?

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10-05-2018

We can write the ratio as [tex]\text{pears : all fruits}[/tex]. We know that that is 3 : 10. (because 3 + 7 = 10). Now we multiply each side by 17 to get 51 : 170. So, she picked [tex]\boxed{51}[/tex] pears.

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