A bag contains 1/3 of oranges 1/4 of pomagranates 1/5 of apples and rest of the fruits are mangoes. the total fruits in the bag were 240 find.
a). the number of pomagranates, oranges and Apples.
but). the fraction of mangoes In the bag.
Answers
Step-by-step explanation:
1/3 of 240 = 80 apples
1/4 of 240 = 60 oranges
1/5 of 240 = 48 bananas
80+60+48 = 188 mixed fruits/240 total fruits
240-188 = 52 mangoes/ 240 as a reduced fraction =
divide both the numerator and denominator by 2
26/120 =
divide both the numerator and denominator by 2
13/60 mangoes
Check to see if it works by creating equivalent fractions and adding them up to see if they will equal 1 or 60/60.
20/60+15/60+12/60+13/60 = 60/60 = 1
Or convert all of the fractions to decimals and add them up to see if they will equal 1.
Answer:
a) Pomagranates=60, Oranges=80, Apples=48
b) Mangoes= 13/60
Step-by-step explanation:
a)Pomagranates= 1/5 X 240 = 60
Oranges= 1/3 X2 40 = 80
Apples = 1/5 X 240 = 48
b) Mangoes = Total fruits - Other fruits
= 240 - 188
= 52
Fraction of mangoes= 52/240
=13/60