A bowl contains blueberries and strawberries. There are a total of 16 berries in the bowl. The ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 3 : 1. How many of each berry are in the bowl?
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Answer:
no of strawberries = 4
no of blueberries = 12
Step-by-step explanation:
total berries :- 16
ration :- 3:1
no of strawberries :- 1x
no of blueberries :- 3x
3x + 1x = 16
4x = 16
x = 4
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Given: There are a total of 16 berries in the bowl. The ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 3:1.
To find: How many of each berry is in the bowl.
Solution:
There are 16 berries in all. The ratio in which they are divided is 3:1.
The ratio of blueberries in the bowl= 3/4
Total number of blueberries= 3/4 into 16= 12
The ratio of strawberries= 1/4
The number of strawberries = 1/4 into 16= 4
The total number of blueberries is 12 and strawberries is 4.
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