Question

You buy Bananas and strawberries in the ratio of 2:5. Write an expression for the number of strawberries you buy when you buy n bananas

Answer 1

Given:

Ratio to buy banana and strawberries is 2:5.

n bananas were bought.

Let 'x' be the number of strawberries.

`\begin{gathered} (n)/(x)=(2)/(5) \\ (5n)/(2)=x \\ x=(5n)/(2) \end{gathered}`
`No\text{ of strawberries bought= }\frac{\text{5n}}{2}`