A fruit stand has 28 apples, 20 oranges, and 12 pears. What is the ratio of apples to the total pieces of fruit? A. 1 : 4 B. 7 : 15 C. 1 : 2 D. 7 : 8

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The ratio of apples to all fruit is B. 7:15. Here's how to solve:

First, since they're asking for how many apples there are to the total pieces of fruit, add up 28 with 20 and 12:

28 + 20 = 48
48 + 12 = 60

Now, since they're asking specifically for apples to total pieces of fruit, we arrange the ratio in that specific order. Since we know there are 28 apples and 60 fruit in total, the ratio should look like this:

28:60

Finally, we need to simplify the ratio. 4 can fit into both 28 and 60, so let's divide both numbers down by 4 first:

28 / 4 = 7
60 / 4 = 15

7 and 15 don't have any common factors, so these numbers are already in their simplest form. The new ratio should look like this:

7:15

So the correct answer is B! I hope this helped you! :)