In a fruit basket there are 9 bananas, 4 apples, and 3 plums.

Question

For every ________ apples, there are ________ plums.

Answer 1

To find the ratio of apples to plums in the fruit basket, we can use the quantities given: there are 4 apples and 3 plums.

The simplest way to express the relationship between apples and plums is to frame it as a ratio.

The ratio of apples to plums can be expressed as:

\[ \text{Ratio of apples to plums} = \frac{4 \text{ apples}}{3 \text{ plums}} = 4:3 \]

So, you can fill in the blanks as follows:

For every 4 apples, there are 3 plums.