A bowl contains blueberries and strawberries there are a total of 20 bares in the bowl the ratio blueberries to strawberries is 4 to 1 how many of each berry are in the bowl

There are 16 blueberries and 4 strawberries in the bowl.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total Berries in the bowl = 20

Ratio between blueberries to strawberries = 4:1

We need to find the number of each type of berry in the bowl.

Solution:

Ratio = 4:1

Now we can say that;

Let the common factor be 'x'.

So we can say that;

Number of blueberries =

Number of strawberries =

Now we know that;

Total Berries in the bowl is equal to sum of Number of blueberries and Number of strawberries.

framing in equation form we get;

Dividing both side by 5 we get;

Number of blueberries =

Number of strawberries =

Hence There are 16 blueberries and 4 strawberries in the bowl.

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