RATIO QUESTION:
A forest has 1260 trees. The trees are maple, beech or oak. A fifth of the trees are maple and the number of maple trees is 3 times the number of beech trees. The rest of the trees are oak. Number of oak: number of beech = n:1. Work out the value of n.
Answer:Answer: n=11 . Explanation: total 1260 trees maple =15×1260=252muple=51×1260=252 muple =3 beech. beech=252÷3=84beech=252÷3=840ak=1260−252−84=924‾0ak=1260−252−84=924 number of eak: number of beah=924:84=11:1beah=924:84=11:1 n=11