Question

Simon used 3 pears and 9 apples to make a fruit salad. What was the ratio of the number of pears to the number of apples in the fruit salad ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

3 pears, 9 apples

the ratio of pears to apples is 3:9 which reduces to 1:3

now if it wanted the ratio of apples to pears, it would be 9:3 which reduces to 3:1

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Answer 2

Answer:

3 pears, 9 apples

the ratio of pears to apples is 3:9 which reduces to 1:3

now if it wanted the ratio of apples to pears, it would be 9:3 which reduces to 3:1

Step-by-step explanation: