Question

1/3 of the 6 dozen fruits in a fruit sellers cart are apples. if 1/4 of all the fruits are oranges and the rest of the fruits are bananas, how many dozen bananas are there in the fruit sellers cart?

Answer 1

1 dozen = 12

6 dozen = 6 x 12 = 72

total number of apples in the cart = $\frac{1}{3}$ x 72 = 24

total number of oranges = $\frac{1}{4}$ x 72 = 18

total number of bananas = 72 - ( 24 + 18) = 72 - 42 = 30

number of dozen bananas = 30/12 = 5/2 = 2.5 dozens

Answer 2

One dozen = 12
Six dozen= 6×12=72

No. Of dozen of apples = 1/3×6
= 2 dozens or 24 apples.

No. Of dozen of oranges = 1/4×6
= 3/2 dozens or 18 oranges.

Left fruits are bananas, so,

No. Of dozens of bananas = 6 - (3/2+2)

= 6-7/2
= 5/2 dozens.

Or 30 bananas.