Question

A display in a grocery store has 120 pieces of fruit. Apples make up 3/5 of the display, and oranges make up 2/5 of the display. If 1/2 of the apples are green, how many green apples are there?

Answer 1

36 green apples

Explanation:

First, you should divide 120 by 5 since it is 3:2 and the denominator is 5. Since each part there are 24 fruits, you should now multiply that number by 3 which is 72. Since 1/2 of the apple display are green, you would need to divided 72 by 2 which gets you the answer of 36 green apples.