Nora’s fruit stand sold 12 fewer pineapples than bananas last week. The stand sold 48 bananas last week.

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eddy2017

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Hi, another interesting problem about ratios
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question # 1
the ratio of bananas sold to pineapples was 4:1

question # 2 this ratio means that for every 4 bananas
the number of pineapples sold was 1
Is this correct?
 
48 bananas and 36 pineapples is a 4 to 1 ratio???? It is a 48:36 ratio!! This ratio can be expressed in many ways. Which one to do you think they are looking for?
 
Steven G said:
48 bananas and 36 pineapples is a 4 to 1 ratio???? It is a 48:36 ratio!! This ratio can be expressed in many ways. Which one to do you think they are looking for?
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well, this was the operation that I performed to find the ratio.
I set up the ratio of pineapples to bananas as,
12:48
then divide both terms by 12
that gave me the ratio of 1: 4
for every pineapple 4 bananas were sold.

I made a mistake in the operation. I corrected it.
 
Nora's stand did NOT sell 12 pineapples. Nora's stand sold 12 fewer pineapples than bananas!
 
Steven G said:
48 bananas and 36 pineapples is a 4 to 1 ratio???? It is a 48:36 ratio!! This ratio can be expressed in many ways. Which one to do you think they are looking for?
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Where did you get the 36 pineapples?

Allow me some time.
 
eddy2017 said:
Where did you get the 36 pineapples?

Allow me some time.
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Why are you asking us to - allow some time.

You need to allow yourself sometime. Read and re-reread the "question" (problem statement) - then write your response. 5 minutes later read your response again and edit it as needed - then press the "post reply" button!!!!!
 
Subhotosh Khan said:
Why are you asking us to - allow some time.

You need to allow yourself sometime. Read and re-reread the "question" (problem statement) - then write your response. 5 minutes later read your response again and edit it as needed - then press the "post reply" button!!!!!
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well, bananas= 48 -12 (fewer pineapples)=36
So the ratio is 48:36

Now I have to the greatest common divisor between these two numbers to simplify 48:36 .
the GCD = 12
Which means the answer to ratio 48:36 simplified is:
48 / 12 =4
36 / 12 = 3
So the ratio is 4: 3

for 4 bananas 3 pineapples were sold

Okeydoke, thanks a lot. It's been a good math day!. Have everyone a good evening. I'll check again tomorrow.
 
eddy2017 said:
Ratio of bananas to pineapples
48:36
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It is how it shoud be stated.
Then simplifying it
4:3

The problem says 12 fewer pineapples were sold.
The ratio is found to be 4:3
My question is
There is no way to find how many pineapple were sold in total?.

Doc, it is just a way of
Subhotosh Khan said:
Why are you asking us to - allow some time.

You need to allow yourself sometime. Read and re-reread the "question" (problem statement) - then write your response. 5 minutes later read your response again and edit it as needed - then press the "post reply" button!!!!!
Lol. It is just a literal translation. We use it as a polite form in Spanish to say you need or going to take some time. Sorry for the linguistic error.
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eddy2017 said:
The problem says 12 fewer pineapples were sold.
The ratio is found to be 4:3
My question is
There is no way to find how many pineapple were sold in total?.
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Sure..... there is!!
 
48 ?s
Every 4 ?----- 3 ?
48 ÷4=12
12×3
36 bananas pineapples ? were sold
 
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