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A fruit stall sold apples and pears, each available in red and green varieties. In total, 800 pieces of fruit were sold. There were 60 more red apples sold than green apples, and 40 more red pears sold than green pears. Among the red fruit, the number of red apples to red pears sold was in the ratio 5 : 4.
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Cut one amount into equal shares. One number tells you what a share is worth.
In this one. Add the apple and pear subgroup differences to get the overall red–green difference, because those two subgroups together make all the fruit.
A single amount is split by a ratio, a fraction or a percentage. One extra number gives you the leftover, the difference, or the value of one share.
Children match the given number to the wrong number of shares, using the whole bar when the number covers only the leftover or the difference between two people's shares.
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