Question

The ratio of oranges to plums is 3:8. If there are 99 fruits in total,how many plums are there?​

Answer 1

72 plums

Explanation :

let the number of plums be 8x and the number of oranges be 3 x

then,

atq,

• 3x + 8x = 99
• 11x = 99
• x = 99/11
• x = 9

therefore,

• 3x = 3*9 = 27
• 8x = 8*9 = 72

thus, there are a total of 72 plums .

Answer 2

72 plums

Explanation:

sum the parts of the ratio 3 + 8 = 11 parts

divide the total fruit by 11 to find the value of one part of the ratio.

99 ÷ 11 = 9 ← value of 1 part of the ratio , then

8 parts = 8 × 9 = 72 ← number of plums