In a fruit basket containing apples and oranges,1/6
of the fruit are oranges.

Which could be the numbers of oranges and apples in the basket?

A.
3 oranges and 15 apples

B.
1 orange and 6 apples

C.
15 oranges and 3 apples

D.
6 oranges and 1 apple

Question

In a fruit basket containing apples and oranges,1/6
 of the fruit are oranges.

Which could be the numbers of oranges and apples in the basket?
 
  A. 
  3 oranges and 15 apples   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  1 orange and 6 apples   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
  15 oranges and 3 apples   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  6 oranges and 1 apple

anonymous · Answer

@Mindblast3r

crissy15 · Answer

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/53791ff3e4b0e54307958561 I coudn't have explained it better

anonymous · Answer

@Crissy15 
@Pawtpie

anonymous · Answer

is he right

anonymous · Answer

like ur pic

anonymous · Answer

B can't be right because that's too many apples for the ratio

anonymous · Answer

There's 1:6 oranges and 5:6 apples

anonymous · Answer

so A??
LOL

anonymous · Answer

ANYBODY STILL THERE

anonymous · Answer

I'm still checking but I don't think any of these can be a correct answer actually

anonymous · Answer

Okay actually

anonymous · Answer

TAKE your time my mom is not ad today

anonymous · Answer

ad = mad

anonymous · Answer

A doesn't work either I think

anonymous · Answer

I don't think any are correct, any suggestions?

anonymous · Answer

copy and paste in a new tab

crissy15 · Answer

For each choice, add the number of apples and oranges to find the number of pieces of fruit.
Then see if the total number of pieces of fruit is 6 times the number of oranges.
 I quote @mathstudent55 usually good at math but not on

anonymous · Answer

Oh I think I see now

anonymous · Answer

ok this is the resort of pasting
 A. 
  3 oranges and 15 apples

anonymous · Answer

I mixed it up, 1/6 is one orange out of the TOTAL, and I was just thinking of apples

anonymous · Answer

so is a or b

anonymous · Answer

B is one orange and 6 apples so the ratio of oranges in the bunch would be 1/7

anonymous · Answer

Which isn't equal to 1/6

anonymous · Answer

ok so he waz right

anonymous · Answer

A has 3 oranges and 15 apples, that's a total of 18 fruit. So the ratio of oranges in the bunch is 3/18 or 1/6

crissy15 · Answer

The number of of oranges to apples is 1:5 there are 6 fruits in all and 1 of them is an orange I'm confused now

anonymous · Answer

so guess what im going to need help with 5 more ?'s

anonymous · Answer

Openstudy is here to guide you :)

anonymous · Answer

ok let me close this one and get the new one ready

anonymous · Answer

Which answer did you choose again?

anonymous · Answer

b but I think the test said I got it rong