There are 4 oranges and 16 apples the ratio of the number of apples to the number of oranges is then*
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Answer:
You should set up a proportion to compare apples to oranges based on the given ratio and the ratio that you want to find:
5
apples
3
oranges
=
x
apples
15
oranges
The left side shows the proportion of apples to oranges that you've given me, and the right side shows the number of apples that we want to find over the new quantity of oranges.
You can solve this one of two way: cross multiplication or division then multiplication.
First method: Cross multiplication
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Multiply 5 and 15 together:
5
apples
×
15
oranges
=
75
Multiply 3 and x together:
3
×
X
=
3
x
Set 3x and 75 equal to each other and solve for x:
3
x
3
=
75
3
x
=
25
Second Method:
Divide the numerators (largest value by smallest value):
15
oranges
3
oranges
=
5
Multiply that value by the number of apples that were given to you to obtain the new number of apples that are in the box:
5
×
5
= 25
Answer:
1:4
Step-by-step explanation:
orange-4
apples-16
their ratio is 4:16
4 is the common factor
so..
1:4 is tge crt ans