Question

n A fruit market sells mangoes and apricots in the ratio 3:2. If their sales of mangoes and apricots combined came to 35, how many apricots did they sell?

Answer 1

Answer:

they sell 14 apricots

the ratio of and apricots is 3:2

their sells of and apricots combine came to 35

according to question

3x+2x= 35

5x=35

x= 7

Answer 2

Answer :-

• The fruit marketer sold 14 apricots in total.

To find :-

• The number of apricots the fruit marketer sold.

Step-by-step explanation :-  

• The fruit marketer sells mangoes and apricots in the ratio 3 : 2.

Let :-

• The number of mangoes be "3x".
• The number of apricots be "2x".

It is given that :-

• Their sales of mangoes and apricots combined came to 35.

Therefore,

$\sf \longrightarrow \: 3x + 2x = 35$

$\sf{\longrightarrow \: 5x = 35}$

$\sf{\longrightarrow \: x = \cancel{\dfrac{35}{5}}}$

$\sf{\longrightarrow \: x = 7}$

Hence, the number of apricots is :-

$\bf{\longrightarrow \: 2x = 2 \times 7 = 14.}$

Thus :-

• The fruit marketer sold 14 apricots in total.

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Know more :-

What is a ratio?

• Ratio is a comparison of two or more units of the same kind by division. If a and b are two quantities of the same kind, then the fraction a/b is called the ratio of a to b. It is written as a : b (read as 'a' is to 'b').