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tomtomtom1
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Hi all
I have a ratio problem which i was hoping someone could help with.
The question is this:-
Barry bough a box full of fruit. The contained some apples, oranges and lemons in the ratio 5:3:1. Given that there were more than 50 pieces of fruit in the box work out the minimum number of oranges in the box.
I do the following:-
5+3+1=9
(50/9)*3=16.666..
You cannot have 0.666 of an orange the answer is 17.
But this is wrong the answer is in fact 18 according to the answer sheet but WHY?
I know it has something to do with the statement "more than 50 pieces" but i cannot figure it out.
Can someone help
I have a ratio problem which i was hoping someone could help with.
The question is this:-
Barry bough a box full of fruit. The contained some apples, oranges and lemons in the ratio 5:3:1. Given that there were more than 50 pieces of fruit in the box work out the minimum number of oranges in the box.
I do the following:-
5+3+1=9
(50/9)*3=16.666..
You cannot have 0.666 of an orange the answer is 17.
But this is wrong the answer is in fact 18 according to the answer sheet but WHY?
I know it has something to do with the statement "more than 50 pieces" but i cannot figure it out.
Can someone help