Problem:
At Frank's Fruit Market, 3 bananas cost as much as 2 apples, and 6 apples cost as much as 4 oranges. How many oranges cost as much as 18 bananas?
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Solution:
Because 3 bananas cost as much as 2 apples, 18 bananas cost as much as 12 apples. Because 6 apples cost as much as 4 oranges, 12 apples cost as much as 8 oranges. Therefore 18 bananas cost as much as oranges.
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