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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2005

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

In a bin at the Gauss Grocery, the ratio of the number of apples to the number of oranges is $1 : 4$ , and the ratio of the number of oranges to the number of lemons is $5 : 2$ . What is the ratio of the number of apples to the number of lemons?

(A) $1 : 2$ (B) $4 : 5$ (C) $5 : 8$ (D) $20 : 8$ (E) $2 : 1$

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