There are 11 apples in a basket. 9 of these apples are green. The rest of them are red.(a) What is the ratio of all apples in the basket to red apples?(b) What is the ratio of green apples to red apples?
Question
There are 11 apples in a basket. 9 of these apples are green. The rest of them are red.(a) What is the ratio of all apples in the basket to red apples?(b) What is the ratio of green apples to red apples?
Solution
(a) The total number of apples in the basket is 11. The number of red apples is 11 (total) - 9 (green) = 2. Therefore, the ratio of all apples to red apples is 11:2.
(b) The number of green apples is 9 and the number of red apples is 2. Therefore, the ratio of green apples to red apples is 9:2.
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