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Question 17
Two people bought 48 oranges. Pat bought 5 times as many as Chris. How many oranges did Chris buy?
9
(1)
(1)
40
6
43
12
none of these
$1: 39 / 2: 42$

Step 1 ：Given that two people bought 48 oranges and Pat bought 5 times as many as Chris, we can represent the number of oranges Chris bought as x, and the number of oranges Pat bought as 5x.

Step 2 ：The sum of these two quantities is 48. Therefore, we can set up the equation \(x + 5x = 48\) and solve for x to find out how many oranges Chris bought.

Step 3 ：Solving the equation gives \(x = 8\).

Step 4 ：This means Chris bought 8 oranges. If Pat bought 5 times as many oranges as Chris, then Pat bought 40 oranges, and \(8 + 40\) equals the total number of oranges, which is 48.

Step 5 ：Final Answer: Chris bought \(\boxed{8}\) oranges.