A special cereal mixture contains rice, wheat and corn in the ratio of 2:3:5. If a bag of the mixture contains 3 pounds of rice, how much corn does it contain?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 6.5
B) 7.5
C) 7
D) 6
E) None of the above
Let x = amount of corn   rice/corn=2/5=3/x   2 × x = 3 × 5   2x = 15   x=7.5   Answer:7.5
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A special cereal mixture contains rice, wheat and corn in the ratio of 2:3:5. If a bag of the mixture contains 3 pounds of rice, how much corn does it contain?