a shopping cart contains only apples , oranges , and pears . if there are 3 times as many oranges as apples , and 4 times as many pears as oranges , then the apples are equivalent to what fraction of the pears ?	Answers:
A) 1 / 6
B) 1 / 8
C) 1 / 12
D) 1 / 4
E) 3 / 4

Rationale: o = 3 a p = 4 o = 12 a a = p / 12 the answer is c .
Answer: C