PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of biscuits at a stall.
112 of the biscuits were cranberry and
12 of the biscuits were either apricot or strawberry. There were 5 times as many apricot biscuits as strawberry biscuits. What fraction of the biscuits were apricot biscuits?
Number of strawberry biscuits = 1 u
Number of apricot biscuits = 5 u
Total number of apricot biscuits and strawberry biscuits
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
Fraction of the strawberry biscuits and apricot biscuits that is apricot biscuits =
56 Fraction of the biscuits that were apricot biscuits
=
12 x
56 =
512
Answer(s): 512