Question

A basket of fruit holds 12 apples, 24 pears, and 16 oranges. Find the ratio of apples, pears, and oranges in the basket.

Answer 1

Answer:

3:6:4

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

Number of apples in the basket=12

Number of pears in the basket=24

Number of oranges in the basket=16

We have to find the ratio of apples, pears and oranges in the  basket.

$12=4\times 3$

$24=4\times 3\times 2$

$16=4\times 2\times 2$

HCF (12,24,16)=4

Now, divide each number by HCF

Then, we get

3:6:4

Therefore, the ratio of apples, pears and oranges in the  basket.

3:6:4