Question

1. a small fruit basket contains the fruit shown. a large basket has the same ratio of fruit as the small basket. write and interpret a ratio that compares the number of pears in a small basket to the total pieces of fruit in a small basket. then find the number of pears in a large basket that contains 42 total pieces of fruit. (example 2)

type of fruit	amount
orange	5
pear	3

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total fruit in small basket

Total = Apples + Oranges + Pears = $6 + 5 + 3 = 14$

Step2: Write pear to total ratio

Ratio = Pears : Total = $3:14$

Step3: Find pears in large basket

Let $x$ = pears in large basket. $\frac{3}{14} = \frac{x}{42}$ → $x = \frac{3×42}{14} = 9$

Answer:

Ratio: 3:14; Number of pears in large basket: 9