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If there were two apples for every 1 orange, the ___
of apples to oranges would be 2:1.
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If there were two apples for every 1 orange, the ratio of apples to oranges would be 2:1.
The missing word that completes the sentence is "ratio".
To determine the ratio of apples to oranges in this scenario, you would compare the number of apples to the number of oranges. The sentence states that there are two apples for every one orange, so for every 2 apples, there is 1 orange. Therefore, the ratio of apples to oranges would be 2:1.