Question

A pounds of apples and b pounds of plums were packed into n boxes. How many pounds of fruit are there in each box?

Answer 1

(a + b) / n

Explanation:

Pounds of apple in box = a

Pounds of plum in box = b

Number of boxes used in packing = n

The amount fruit in pounds that are in each box :

Total pound of fruits / number of boxes used

Total pounds of fruit = a + b

Number of boxes used = n

Hence, we have ;

(a + b) / n