The ratio of apples to oranges at a fruit stand is 4 to 5. There are 60 oranges at the stand.
How many apples are at the fruit stand?
4/5 = x/60
5x = 240
x = 48
To find the number of apples at the fruit stand, we need to first determine the ratio of apples to oranges.
The given ratio is 4 to 5, which means for every 4 apples, there are 5 oranges.
Since we know there are 60 oranges, we can set up a proportion to find the number of apples.
Let "x" represent the number of apples. The proportion is:
4/5 = x/60
To solve this proportion, we can cross-multiply:
4 * 60 = 5 * x
240 = 5 * x
Divide both sides by 5 to isolate x:
240/5 = x
x = 48
Therefore, there are 48 apples at the fruit stand.