A truck carrying pear peach and orange juice bottles in a ratio of 5:2:1. If there are 18 peach juice bottles, then how many juice bottles in total are there

Question

If problem asks for ratio, give it in simplified form

Answer 1

simply multiply the proportion (all of its parts) by 9 to get 45 pear, 18 peach and 9 orange juice bottles.

 

The total is, of course, 9(5+2+1) = 9(8 = 72