Question

A bowl contains blueberries and strawberries. There are a total of 16 berries in the bowl. The ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 3: 1. How many of each berry are in the bowl?

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Answer 1

12 blueberries and 4 strawberries

Explanation:

since there is a ratio of 3:1 we add the 3 together to get 4.

then we divide the 16 by 4 which will give you the number of strawberries which is 4

then, we multiply 4 by 3 and you will get the number of blueberries which is 12