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the ratio of apples to oranges in a fruit basket are 3 to 5. if there are 40 apples and oranges altogether, how many apples must there be?

Sagot :

lets 3x apples
and 5x oranges
3x+5x=40 fruites
8x=40
x=5
so we have 3x=3*5=15apples
we have 5x=5*5=25 oranges
Answer: 15 apples and 25 oranges
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