Question

Chirstina put 15 vegetables on her tray if 1 over 5 of the Vegetables were carrots how many carrots were on the tray

Answer 1

3 carrots 1/5=x/15 and cross multiply

Answer 2

3 carrots

Explanation:

We are given the total number of vegetables and the proportion of carrots in the total. By multiplying the proportion with the total we can find out the number of carrots.

Total Vegetables: 15

No. of carrots: 1 over 5 of the total vegetables

=
`(1)/(5) * 15`

=
`(15)/(5)`

= 3 carrots