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2 orange picks for every 5 green if there are 21 picks in all how many are orange

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Answer:

There would be 6 orange picks.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to solve this, set up a proportional equality in which the top of the fraction is the orange picks and the bottom is the total number of picks.

2/7 = x/21

Now cross multiply to solve.

7 * x = 2 * 21

7x = 72

x = 6

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