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2007 AMC 12B Problem 4

Problem 4 of 25EasierArithmetic

At Frank’s Fruit Market, 33 bananas cost as much as 22 apples, and 66 apples cost as much as 44 oranges. How many oranges cost as much as 1818 bananas?

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Since 33 bananas cost as much as 22 apples, 1818 bananas cost as much as 1212 apples. Since 66 apples cost as much as 44 oranges, 1212 apples cost as much as 88 oranges. Therefore 1818 bananas cost as much as 88 oranges. Thus, the correct answer is B.
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