Question

A bowl of fruit contains 10 oranges, 12 apples, 6 plums, and 2 peaches. If you want to compare the number of apples to oranges what is the correct way to express this numerically and what language correctly describes the comparison?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

To compare the number of apples to oranges

Number of apples = 12

Number of oranges = 10

Number of apples in terms of oranges :

12 /10 = 1.2

Number of apples = 1.2(number of oranges)

If number of apples = x

Number of oranges = y

x = 1.2y

There are 1.2 times the number of apples than number of oranges.