P6 / River Valley / 2019 / SA2 / Paper 2 – Q12 [4 marks]

Question:

Mrs Chandra bought 4/5 as many pears as apples and 2/5 as many mangoes as apples. She paid a total of $150 for all the fruits. The ratio of the amount of money she spent on the apples to the amount she spent on the pears was 3 : 2. The ratio of the amount of money she spent on the pears to the amount of money she spent on the mangoes was 1 : 5. The cost of each apple was $0.60. Find the total number of fruits Mrs Chandra bought.

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