There are two ponds at the bottom of Gabrielle’s garden, each containing frogs and toads. In one pond the ratio of frogs to toads is 3 : 4.
In the other pond the ratio of frogs to toads is 5 : 6.
Suppose there are 36 frogs in total.
What then would be the largest possible total number of toads in the ponds?
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48
46
44
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40
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