A fruit wingspantail tree grows oranges, grapefruits, and lemons. This season, there are 2 oranges, 4 grapefruits, and a number of lemons on the tree. If the probability of picking a lemon is 2/3, then how many lemons are on the fruit wingspantail tree?

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A fruit wingspantail tree grows oranges, grapefruits, and lemons. This season, there are 2 oranges, 4 grapefruits, and a number of lemons on the tree. If the probability of picking a lemon is 2/3, then how many lemons are on the fruit wingspantail tree?

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terenzreignz · Answer

If the probability of picking a lemon is 2/3, then 2/3 of all the fruits on the tree must have been lemons :)

anonymous · Answer

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raden · Answer

let there are x's lemons, the expression of this :
x/(2+4+x) = 2/3
solve for x