Question

in a bag of oranges,the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5: 4. if the number of bad oranges in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there altogether?
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Answer 1

Answer:

81

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Answer 2

Answer:

Given ratio= 5:4

No. of ripe oranges= 36

Let x as the number of good oranges.

Now,

Therefore, 5:4::x:36

Or, 5×36=4 × x

$or \: \: \: \: x = \frac{5 \times 36}{4} = 45$

So number of good oranges= 45

The total number of oranges= (45+36)= 81