Question

The ratio of containers of orange juice to containers of grape juice in a store is 5 orange juices to 4 grape juices. If there are 405 containers in the store, how many are grape juice?

Answer 1

Answer: There are 180 grape juice in the store

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of containers of orange juice to containers of grape juice in a store is 5 orange juices to 4 grape juice which can be expressed as 5:4

Total number of containers = 405

total ratio = 4+5 =9

The number of containers that are orange juice  = 5/9 x 405

=5 x 45=225

The number of containers that are grape juice will now be = 4/9 x 405

=4 x 45= 180.