Question

A box of fruit contains oranges and apples in the ratio 4:3, the box contains 35 pieces of fruit.

a) How many oranges are there in the box?
b)What fraction of the fruit in the box are oranges?
(SHOW CALCULATIONS)

Answer 1

20 oranges

20/35

Explanation:

3 to 4 ratio oranges to apples so if u want to figure out 35 fruit add

3+4=7

35/7=5

5x4=20

3x5=15

then double check it 20+15=35

and it does

HOPE THIS HELPED

Answer 2

20 oranges

20/35

Explanation:

if the ratio is 4:3 (oranges to apples) and there are 35 pieces of fruit, then to find the amount of oranges and apples, you would add the 2 values (3+4)= 7.. and 35÷7 = 5.. so 4 x 5 = 20 (oranges) and 3 x 5 = 15 (apples) you can check because the ratio is still 4:3, and 20+15=35.