Asked by Bennett
In a basket of apples and oranges. 15% of te he fruits are rotten. 30% of the apples and 10% of the oranges were rotten. Find the ratio of the number of apples to the number of oranges.
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Answered by
Steve
.30a + .10o = .15(a+o)
.15a = .05o
3a = o
so as long as there are 3 times as many oranges as apples, this will work out.
check:
apples: 6 of 20
oranges: 6 of 60
total: 12 of 80 = 15%
30 of 100
30 of 300
60 of 400 = 15%
.15a = .05o
3a = o
so as long as there are 3 times as many oranges as apples, this will work out.
check:
apples: 6 of 20
oranges: 6 of 60
total: 12 of 80 = 15%
30 of 100
30 of 300
60 of 400 = 15%
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