P-pear
O-orange
A-apple
At a fruit stall, the price of a pear is 3/5 the price of an orange
P=3/5O or 5P=3O
The price of an apple is half the price of a pear
A=1/2P or 2A=P
What is the ratio of the price of an orange to the price of an apple to the price of a pear?
O:P:A
3:5
1:2
we need to have the same number of pear so
O:P:A O:P:A
3:5 3:5:10
1x5:2x5