Question

The ratio of oranges to apples in a basket is 3:4. If 6 oranges were taken from the basket and 6 apples were added to the basket, the ratio of the number of oranges to apples would be 1:6. How many more apples than oranges are there in the original basket?

Answer 1

There was 9 oranges and 12 apples in the original basket

Explanation:

3:4

9:12

subract 6 oranges and add 6 apples

3:18

divide by 6

1:6