Question

A large bag of berries contains blueberries and raspberries. The ratio of blueberries to raspberries is 3 to 5. How many blueberries are in the bag if there are 120 raspberries?

Answer 1

72 blueberries

Explanation:

You would write out the equation:

x / 3 = 120 / 5

When you cross multiple you get:

360 = 5x

Then solve for x and you get x = 72