(A) 1/5 of the mixture by weight is pineapple.
What is a ratio?
- A ratio in mathematics indicates how many times one number contains another.
- For example, if a bowl of fruit contains eight oranges and six lemons, the orange-to-lemon ratio is eight to six.
- Similarly, the lemon to orange ratio is 6:8, and the orange to total fruit ratio is 8:14.
To find what fraction of the mixture by weight is pineapple:
Given:
- A fruit salad is made from pineapples, pears, and peaches mixed in the ratio of 2:3:5 respectively by weight.
- total weight of mixture as per ratio is (2 + 3 + 5) = 10.
- The fraction of weight in the mixture of pineapple will be 2/10 = 1/5.
Therefore, (A) 1/5 of the mixture by weight is pineapple.
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