Question

There are 2 dozen fruits in a fridge. Sam took out 3 fruits and found them to be rotten. He then inspected all the remaining fruits and found that 5 more were rotten. What is the ratio between the numbers of rotten eggs to good eggs?

• A. 2:3
• B. 8:16
• C. 1:2
• D. 1:3

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B

8:16

C

1:2

Total number of eggs = 2 dozen = 24
Total number of rotten eggs = 3 + 5 = 8
Total number of good eggs = Total eggs - Rotten eggs
= 24 - 8 = 16

Therefore, the ratio between the number of rotten eggs to good eggs
$=\frac{8}{16}=8:16=1:2$