Question

The ratio of apples to oranges in a fruit basket is 6 to 2. How many apples were in the basket if there were 54 oranges in the basket?

Answer 1

162 apples

Explanation:

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Create a proportion:

`\displaystyle\frac{6\hspace{5}apples}{2\hspace{5}oranges}=\frac{x\hspace{5}apples}{54\hspace{5}oranges}`

`\displaystyle(6)/(2)=(x)/(54)`

Simplify fraction:

`3\displaystyle=(x)/(54)`

Multiply both sides by 54 to isolate x:

`3*54=x\\x=162`

Therefore, there would be 162 apples in the basket if there was 54 oranges.

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