Question

There are 11 apples in a basket. 3 of these apples are green. The rest of them are red. (a) What is the ratio of red apples to all apples in the basket? (b) What is the ratio of red apples to green apples?

Answer 1

11-3=8 red apples.
A. 8 to 11
B. 8 to 3

Answer 2

a) 8 : 11

b) 8:3

Explanation:

Given: The total number of apples in the basket = 11

The number of green apples = 3

Then , the number of red apples =
`11-3=8`

a) The ratio of red apples to all apples in the basket will be :-

`\frac{\text{Number of red apples}}{\text{Total apples}}=(8)/(11)=8 : 11`

b) The ratio of red apples to green apples will be :-

`\frac{\text{Number of red apples}}{\text{Number of green apples}}=(8)/(3)=8 : 3`