Ratio, SM-Bank 002

A fruit bowl contains 8 apples, 7 bananas, 1 pear and 13 oranges.

Calculate:

the ratio of apples to oranges. (1 mark)

--- 1 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---
the ratio of oranges to the total pieces of fruit in the bowl. (1 mark)

--- 1 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---
the ratio of pears to other pieces of fruit. (1 mark)

--- 1 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---

Show Answers Only

a. \(8:13\)

b. \(13:29\)

c. \(1:28\)

Show Worked Solution

a. \(\text{Apples}:\text{Oranges}=8:13\)

b. \(\text{Total Fruit}=8+7+1+13=29\)

\(\text{Oranges}:\text{Total}=13:29\)

c. \(\text{Total other fruit}=8+7+13=28\)

\(\text{Pear}:\text{Other}=1:28\)