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A bowl of fruit contains a 4: 1 ratio of blueberries to strawberries. There is a total of 65 berries in the bowl. How many of them are blueberries and how many are strawberries?

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Answer:

  • 52 blueberries
  • 13 strawberries

Step-by-step explanation:

There are a total of 4+1 = 5 ratio units, so each one stands for 65/5 = 13 berries.

  blueberries : strawberries = 4 : 1 = 52 : 13

There are 52 blueberries and 13 strawberries in the bowl.