Question

42oz trail mix.. ratio of fruit to nuts is 4:3
How many oz of nite were there?

Answer 1

18 oz of nuts were there.

Explanation:

Given:

Total quantity of trail mix = 42 oz.

Ratio of fruit to nuts are 4:3.

Now, to find oz of nuts:

Let the quantity of fruits be
`4x.`

And the quantity of nuts be
`3x.`

As given, the total quantity of trail mix = 42 oz.

According to question:

`4x+3x=42`

⇒
`7x=42`

Dividing both sides by 42 we get:

⇒
`x=6.`

Now, to get the quantity of nuts we put the value of
`x`:

Quantity of fruits

`=3x\\=3* 6\\=18.`

Therefore, 18 oz of nuts were there.