Question

the fruit stand has 40 pounds of apples and 5 pounds of oranges to sell. what is the ratio of apples to oranges? 5/45 8/1 40/45 1/8

Answer 1

8/1.  5/40 is 8.  So for every 8 apples, there is 1 orange.

Answer 2

the ratio of apples and oranges is 8 : 1

Explanation:

Fruit stand has 40 pounds of apple and 5 pound of oranges.

We have to calculate the ratio of apples to oranges.

ratio of apples to oranges =
`\frac{\text{number of apples}}{\text{number of oranges}}`

=
`(40)/(5)`

=
`(8)/(1)`

So the ratio of apples and oranges is 8 : 1