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Ratio to fractions
Eva Drew
The ratio of red apples to green apples in a basket is 1:2
(a) What fraction of the apples in the basket are red?
(b) What fraction of the apples in the basket are green?

Answer 1

The fraction of red apples in the basket is 1/3, and the fraction of green apples is 2/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of red apples in the basket, we need to first determine the total number of apples in the basket. Since the ratio of red apples to green apples is 1:2, we can think of the total number of apples as being divided into three equal parts, with one part representing red apples and the other two parts representing green apples. Therefore, the fraction of red apples in the basket is 1/3.

Similarly, the fraction of green apples in the basket is 2/3, since there are two parts of green apples out of the total three parts.

Answer 2

1/3 ; 2 / 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of red apples to green apples in a basket is 1:2

(a) What fraction of the apples in the basket are red?

(b) What fraction of the apples in the basket are green?

Total ratio :

(1 : 2) = 1 + 2 = 3

Ratio of red = 1

Ratio of green = 2

Fraction of red apples in basket :

Ratio of red / total ratio = 1 / 3

Fraction of green apples in basket :

Ratio of green / total ratio = 2 / 3