SOLUTION: 1)A fruit salad is made from pineapples, pears, and peaches mixed in the ratio of 2 to 3 to 5, respectively, by weight. What fraction of the mixture by weight is pineapple ?
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Question 455561: 1)A fruit salad is made from pineapples, pears, and peaches mixed in the ratio of 2 to 3 to 5, respectively, by weight. What fraction of the mixture by weight is pineapple ?
The answer is 1/5 but I don't know how to get that.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2+3+5=10
2/10=1/5
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