P6 / Raffles Girls / 2019 / SA1 / Paper 2 – Q17 [5 marks]

Question:

The table shows the cost of fruits in Stall A.
(a) Mr Tan bought an equal number of oranges and apples. What was the ratio of the amount he spent on the oranges to the amount he spent on the apples? Give your answer in the simplest form.
(b) Mrs Lee bought some fruits. The ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples to the number of French melons is 8 : 9 : 3. She spent $936 altogther. How many fruits did she buy altogether?

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