Daniel Poon's answer to Nancy's Primary 5 Maths Rate & Ratio Singapore question.

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Daniel Poon
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Recall that you can treat ratios as fractions. Since both baskets had an equal number of apples removed, you can use algebra and let the number of apples removed be x. You then convert the ratio to a fraction and form an equation in terms of x, and then solve for x.