Sandy's orchard has only apple trees and pear trees and she is wanting to add some avocado trees. Currently, there are 4 apple trees for every 3 pear trees. She is wanting to plant enough avocado trees so that she has 2 avocado trees for every 5 pear trees in the orchard.
Sandy is planting 18 avocado trees, making the ratio of avocado trees to apple trees be to .

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Sandy's orchard has only apple trees and pear trees and she is wanting to add some avocado trees. Currently, there are 4 apple trees for every 3 pear trees. She is wanting to plant enough avocado trees so that she has 2 avocado trees for every 5 pear trees in the orchard.
Sandy is planting 18 avocado trees, making the ratio of avocado trees to apple trees be  to .

danjs · Answer

have to convert the sentences of given information  into the same relationship equations

anonymous · Answer

Oh ok thank you for helping me

danjs · Answer

currently the ratio of apple to pear type are 4 apple to 3 pear
'there are 4 apple trees for every 3 pear trees'

wants to add avocado, so that it gives 
'2 avocado trees for every 5 pear trees'   2 avocado to 5 pear

danjs · Answer

She decides to plant 18 avocado

multiply the relationship from avocado to pear by something to give you that 18 she decided to plant

9*2 avocado is to 9*5 pear

18 avocado to 45 pear

danjs · Answer

do the same to the apple to pair to see what the 45 pear will be in apple

4 apple to 3 pear
or
15*4 apple is to 15*3 pear
60 apple to 45 pear

anonymous · Answer

ok