Question

A greengrocer ordered 4500 items of fruit consisting of apples, oranges and plums in the ratio of 2:3:4, respectively. How many of each item did he order

Answer 1

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According to the question apples,oranges and plums are in the ratio 2:3:4
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Let the no. be 2x,3x,4x
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Total no.of fruit items is 4500
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2x+3x+4x=4500
9x=4500
x=4500/9
x=500

•°• x = 500

$each \: item \: did \: the$
$grocery \: man \: brought$
2x=2×500=1000
3x=3×500=1500
4x=4×500=2000

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