Question

The ratio of the number of pears to the number of apples in the basket was 3 : 5 After Sean ate 2 apples, there were still 2 more apples than pears. How many pears were there in the basket?

Answer 1

6 pears

Explanation:

The difference in the number of ratio units is 5-3 = 2. This corresponds to an original difference of 2+2 = 4, so each ratio unit represents 2 pieces of fruit.

The original ratio is ...

6 pears : 10 apples

There were 6 pears in the basket.