Question

A produce store sold 45 red apples. If the ratio of red apples to green apples sold was 5 : 2, what is the combined amount of red and green apples sold?

Answer 1

The ratio of Red Apples to Green Apples is 5:2. The proportion of red apple is 5/7.

The store sold 45 red apples.

So the combined amount of red and green apples sold = No of red apples sold divided by the proportion of red apples = 45/ (5/7) = 63

The combined amount of red and green apples sold is 63 apples.