A bowl of fruit contains only strawberries and grapes. For every 2 strawberries in a bowl there are 5 grapes.

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Kongaraju · Answer 1 · 2022-04-27T09:58:49+0000

Answer:

See Explanation

Explanation:

Given

Let:

$S \to$ Strawberry

$G \to$ Grape

The given parameter can be represented as:

S : G = 2 : 5

Required

The question is incomplete as what is required is not stated.

Possible questions could be to determine the number of strawberries given a certain number of grapes, and vice versa

Take for instance

Calculate the number of grapes when there are 20 strawberries

We have:

S : G = 2 : 5

This becomes

20 : G = 2 : 5

Express as fraction

(20)/( G) = (2 )/(5)

Make G the subject

G = 20 * (5)/(2)

G = 10 * 5

G = 50

i.e. 50 grapes

Apply the same method given a certain number of grapes