Question

A bowl contains blueberries and strawberries. There are a total of 48 berries in the bowl. The ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 9 to 3. How many of each berry are in the bowl?

Answer 1

Answer: 36 blueberries and 12 strawberries

Explanation:

Given: 48 total berries in bowl

Given: Ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 9:3

Using this I created an equation

9x is the blueberries

3x is the strawberries

9x+3x=48

12x=48

X=4

plug in X

9 x 4 =36, so there are 36 blueberries

3 x 4=12, so there are 12 strawberries