Question

a basket contains oranges, apples, and pears. the ratio of oranges to apples is 3:8 and the ratio of oranges to pears is 3:4. What is the ratio of oranges to the total number of fruits in the basket?

Answer 1

Answer: 3:15

Step-by-step explanation: you add up all the fruits which is 3,8,4. You put the 3 first because that’s what’s first. If it says to something first then you do it.