A box contains some brown, black and gold caramel apples. The ratio of the number of brown caramel apples to the number of black caramel apples is 1 : 3. The ratio of the number of black caramel apples to the number of gold caramel apples is also 1 : 3. What is the ratio of the number of brown caramel apples to the number of gold caramel apples in the box?
Brown |
Black |
Gold |
1x1 |
3x1 |
|
|
1x3 |
3x3 |
1 u |
3 u |
9 u |
The number of black caramel apples is the repeated identity.
LCM of 1 and 3 = 3
Brown caramel apples : Gold caramel apples
1 : 9
Answer(s): 1 : 9