Question

The ratio of apples to oranges in a lorry was $5:2$. There were $248$ oranges. How many apples were there?

Answer 1

Given,

The ratio of the number of apples to oranges is $5˸2$.

The number of oranges is $=248$

According to the question,

$\frac{\mathrm{Apples}}{\mathrm{Oranges}}=\frac{5}{2}$

$\frac{\mathrm{Apples}}{248}=\frac{5}{2}$

$\mathrm{Apples}=\frac{5\times 248}{2}$

$\therefore \mathrm{Apples}=620$

Hence, the total number of apples is $620$.