Ratios & Proportions: Combining Ratios with Different Multipliers - Equate the Common Member

The price ratio of oranges to lemons is $$2{:}3$$. The price ratio of grapefruits to lemons is $$3{:}5$$. What is the ratio, by price, of grapefruit to oranges?

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Arrange the ratios so that the common member is in the middle. Notice that the grapefruits-to-lemons ratio is reversed to achieve this goal in the representation below:

Oranges : Lemons : Grapefruits

1st ratio         ( 2    :      3 ) $$\color{blue}{\times5}$$

2nd  ratio                     ( 5    :    3 ) $$\color{red}{\times3}$$

The lemons are a common quantity to both the given ratios. Equate the number that represents their price by expanding the first ratio by a factor of 5 and expanding the second ratio by a factor of 3.

Oranges : Lemons : Grapefruits

1st ratio         ( 10    :     15 )

2nd  ratio                     ( 15    :    9 )

Now, there is one multiplier to the whole __Ratio Box__ and you may combine the ratios. The correct answer is $$9{:}10$$.

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You probably didn't notice that the ratio in this answer choice is in the wrong order. Beware of careless errors.

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$$9{:}10$$
$$10{:}9$$
$$2{:}5$$
$$5{:}2$$
$$3{:}2$$

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