Question

A bowl contains blueberries and strawberries. There are a total of 12 berries in the bowl. The ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 1 to 2. How many of each berry are in the bowl?

Answer 1

Answer:

A bowl contain 4 blueberries and 8 strawberries each

Step-by-step explanation:

The given ratio is 1:2

let the no. of blueberries be x (1x)

let the no. of strawberries be 2x

therefore x + 2x = 12

3x =12

x= 4

blueberries are 1x = 4

strawberries are 2x = 2×4 =8

Answer 2

Answer:

4 blueberries and 8 strawberries eachStep-by-step explanation: