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Which year was the best?

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1930
1970

Win

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60

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24
44
52
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Ex 2: Members of the school band are buying pots of tulips and daffodils for their
fundraiser. They plan to buy 120 pots of flowers. The ratio of tulips to daffodils sold last
year was 2:3. If they keep that same ratio, how many of each type should they get?

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Ex 3. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the extended
of the triangle is 98 in. what is the length of the longest side?

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for 24 and 48.

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