Question

A bowl contains blueberries and strawberries. There are a total of 10 berries in the bowl. The ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 2 for every 3. How many of each berry are in the bowl?

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of blueberries is 4 and the number of strawberries is 6.

Explanation:

Let the ration of blueberries and strawberries be 2x and 3x.

Total number of berries in the bowl=10

So,

2x+3x=10

5x=10

x=10/5

x=2

The total number of blueberries=2x

=2×2

=4

The total number of strawberries=3x

=3×2

=6