Question

The local grocery store sold four apples for everyone pineapple. Altogether, the store sold 150 apples and pineapples in one day. How many pineapples were sold? Use a tape diagram as a visual model.

a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40

Answer 1

The number of pineapples sold if four apples for every one pineapple is 30 pineapples. Option B

The tape diagrams represent 4 apples for every 1 pineapple.

How many pineapples were sold?

4 apples : 1 pineapple

Total ratio = 4 + 1

= 5

Total apples and pineapples sold = 150

Number of apples sold = 4/5 × 150

= 0.8 × 150

= 120 apples

Number of pineapples sold = 1/5 × 150

= 0.2 × 150

= 30 pineapples

Therefore, 30 pineapples were sold for the day.