A fruit salad mixture consists of apples, peaches, and grapes in the ratio 6:5:2, respectively, by weight. If 39 pounds of the mixture is prepared, the mixture includes how many more pounds of apples than grapes?

A fruit salad mixture consists of apples, peaches, and grapes in the ratio 6:5:2, respectively, by weight. If 39 pounds of the mixture is prepared, the mixture includes how many more pounds of apples than grapes? Correct Answer 12

Let, apples = 6x,   peaches = 5x,   grapes = 2x6x+5x+2x = 39          x = 3apples-grapes = 6x-2x                             = 4x                             = 4*3                             = 12 (Ans)

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